Where does “bode” come from?

bode (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba ọ̀, from Haitian Creole kò, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

bode (Yoruba): city gate

Definitions

  1. city gate

Ancestry of “bode”, step by step

bode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yoruba ọ̀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaọ̀The letter with low tone}}
2Haitian Creolekòbody
3Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
4Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
5Proto-Italickorposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Yoruba ìbí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaìbípushing, rolling, swaying of something
2Proto-Nguni-bíbad
3Proto-Bantu-bɪ́ɪ̀bad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →