Where does “luchorp” come from?

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

luchorp (Old Irish): dwarf, water sprite

Definitions

  1. dwarf, water sprite

Ancestry of “luchorp”, step by step

luchorp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish corp

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

via Old Irish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsmall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʷʰ-to be easy, be quick, jump, move around, vary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréposEvery word from Proto-Italic korpos
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