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Where does “luchorpán” come from?

luchorpán (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.

Ancestry of “luchorpán”, 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 “luchorpán”

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