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Where does “luchrupán” come from?

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

Ancestry of “luchrupán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishluchorpán—
2Old Irishcorpbody; corpse; Eucharist, Communion
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “luchrupán”

  • leprechaun
  • leprechaunism
  • leprechaunish
  • leprechaunology
  • leprechaunesque
  • leprechauny
  • leprechaunic
  • leprechaun
  • leipreachán
  • luprachán
  • lucharachán
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →