Where does “corp” come from?

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

corp (Old Irish): body; corpse; Eucharist, Communion

Definitions

  1. body; corpse; Eucharist, Communion

Ancestry of “corp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
2Proto-Italickorposbody
3Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “corp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →