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Where does “corpulentus” come from?

corpulentus (Late Latin) comes from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

corpulentus (Late Latin): fleshy; corpulent, fat, obese, stout; corporeal

Definitions

  1. fleshy; corpulent, fat, obese, stout; corporeal

Ancestry of “corpulentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “corpulentus”

  • korpulent
  • korpulens
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