Where does “Kleinkörper” come from?
Kleinkörper (German) comes from German körper, from Middle High German körper, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
Kleinkörper (German): small Solar System body
Definitions
- small Solar System body
Ancestry of “Kleinkörper”, step by step
Kleinkörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German körper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | körper | body (of a person, animal, etc.) |
| 2 | Middle High German | körper | — |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via German kein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kein | no; not a; not one; not any |
| 2 | Middle High German | kein | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | nechein | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nihein | no |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nehw ainaz | nor one |