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Where does “cuerpito” come from?

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

cuerpito (Spanish): Diminutive of cuerpo; small body

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of cuerpo; small body

Ancestry of “cuerpito”, step by step

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