English
corporeal
Corporeal comes from Proto-Indo-European *krep- ‘body’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krep-‘body’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corporealle
- Englishearliest quotation 1667corporeal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krep-‘body’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corporealle
- Englishearliest quotation 1667corporeal
Earliest quotation: 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krep- / corporeal