Where does “korporal” come from?

korporal (Indonesian) comes from Portuguese corporal, from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

korporal (Indonesian): corporal, communion cloth: the white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed

Definitions

  1. corporal, communion cloth: the white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed

Ancestry of “korporal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecorporalcorporal, carnal; corporal
2Latincorporālisbodily, physical
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep-
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