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Where does “corporal” come from?

corporal (Spanish) comes from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

corporal (Spanish): corporal, of or relating to the corpus or body,...

Definitions

  1. corporal, of or relating to the corpus or body,...

Ancestry of “corporal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorporālis—
2Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
3Proto-Italickorposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

Words derived from “corporal”

  • corporomental
  • corporalmente
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