Where does “corpusculum” come from?

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

corpusculum (New Latin): a particle, especially an atom; used as a term of...

Definitions

  1. a particle, especially an atom; used as a term of...

Ancestry of “corpusculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
2Proto-Italickorposbody
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →
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