Etymology of the French word corps
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 French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
anticorps,
corsé,
arrière-corps,
avant-corps,
mi-corps,
monocorps,
haut-le-corps,
garde-corps,
faux,
corpsardDerivations in other languages
English
corps, Romanian
corp, Spanish
corpsCognates
Dutch
corps, Dutch
krop, English
corps, English
corpse, English
crop, 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 Old French
