Proto-Indo-European

*krep-

‘body’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *krep-.

16 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *krep-, most familiar first.

• corporate ← corporat(e) ← corporātus ← corporō ← corpus
• corporation ← corporacion ← corporatio ← corporatus ← corporō
• corps ← corps d'armée ← corpus ← *korpos ← *krépos
• incorporate ← incorporātus ← incorporō ← corpus ← *korpos
• corpse ← cors ← corpus ← *korpos ← *krépos
• corporal ← corporel ← corporālis ← corpus ← *korpos
• corpus ← *korpos ← *krépos
• incorporation ← incorporacioun ← incorporacion ← incorporatio ← incorporō
• riff ← *rif ← hrif ← *hrif ← *hrefaz
• corporeal ← corporealle
• midriff ← midref ← midrif ← *middjahrif ← *hrif
• corsage ← cors ← corpus ← *korpos

More words from *krep-

• corpulent
• incorporeal
• corpulence
• querpo

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krep-