Where does “corpulento” come from?
corpulento (Italian) comes from Latin corpulentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
corpulento (Italian): corpulent, stout
Ancestry of “corpulento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | corpulentus | corpulent, fat, obese, stout; corporeal |
| 2 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 3 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 5 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |