Etymograph

English

corporeal

Corporeal comes from Proto-Indo-European *krep- ‘body’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krep-1‘body’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corporealle1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1667corporeal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English corporeal
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, John Milton, (please specify the page number): “His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krep-Wiktionary, English corporeal‘body’root named by Wiktionary · steps between not traced
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corporealleWiktionary, English corporeal
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1667corporealWiktionary, English corporeal. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1667, John Milton, (please specify the page number): “His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed…”

Formed from corporeus + -al

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *krep- ‘body’

corps, riff, incorporate, corpus, incorporation, corsage, corpulent, 8 more

Today it means

adj Material; tangible; physical.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “corporeal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krep- / corporeal

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