Etymology of the English word corps
the English word
corpsderived from the Old French word
corpsderived from the Classical Latin word
corpus (body; person, self; substantial, material, concrete object)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷrep-Date
The earliest known usage of corps in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
corpsman,
corpseCognates
Dutch
corps, Dutch
krop, English
corpse, English
crop, French
corps, German
Körper, German
Korps, German
Kropf, Italian
corpo, Latin
corpus, Norwegian
kropp, Norwegian
korps, Spanish
cuerpo, Swedish
kropp, Swedish
kor, Yiddish
kerperUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
