Where does “corp” come from?
corp (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish corp, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
corp (Scottish Gaelic): body; corpse
Ancestry of “corp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | corp | body; corpse; Eucharist, Communion |
| 2 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
Words derived from “corp”