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Where does “corpus” come from?

corpus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

corpus (Latin): body, person; substance, material; the flesh of...

Definitions

  1. body, person; substance, material; the flesh of...

Ancestry of “corpus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickorposbody
2Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “corpus”

  • corporate
  • corporation
  • corps
  • incorporate
  • corpus
  • corpse
  • corporal
  • corporeal
  • corpora
  • corset
  • corporatist
  • incorporeal
  • corpulent
  • corporatism
  • corse
  • corporeality
  • corpuscle
  • extracorporeal
  • corpuscular
  • corsage
  • corporatization
  • corpsman
  • corporately
  • leprechaun
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