Etymology of the English word corpulent
the English word
corpulentderived from the Latin word
corpulentus (corpulent, fat, stout)
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 corpulent in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
corpulent, French
corpulent, German
korpulent, Italian
corpulento, Norwegian
korpulent, Spanish
corpulento, Swedish
korpulentUsage
Word found in Modern English
