Where does “korpomowa” come from?
korpomowa (Polish) comes from Polish korpo, from Polish korporacja, from Latin corporatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
korpomowa (Polish): corporatespeak
Definitions
- corporatespeak
Ancestry of “korpomowa”, step by step
korpomowa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish korpo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | korpo | multinational company |
| 2 | Polish | korporacja | multinational company; fraternity, sorority |
| 3 | Latin | corporatio | incarnation, the taking on of a body |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |