Where does “corp” come from?

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

corp (Manx): body; corpse; trunk

Definitions

  1. body; corpse; trunk

Ancestry of “corp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcorpbody; corpse; Eucharist, Communion
2Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
3Proto-Italickorposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “corp”

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