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Etymology of the Latin word corporale

the Latin word corporale (corporal, linen for consecrated elements of mass; ancient eucharistic vestment)
derived from the Classical Latin word corpus (body; person, self; substantial, material, concrete object)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷrep-

Derivations in other languages

English corporal, French corporal, Portuguese corporal

Usage

Word found in Medieval Latin, Church Latin



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