Where does “korpus” come from?
korpus (Swedish) comes from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.
korpus (Swedish): body, mass, volume; a main part, a central part;...
Definitions
- body, mass, volume; a main part, a central part;...
Ancestry of “korpus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |