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Etymology of the English word corpse

the English word corpse
derived from the English word corps
derived from the Old French word corps
derived 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 corpse in English dates from the 14th century.

Cognates

Dutch corps, Dutch krop, English corps, 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 kerper

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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