English
corps
Corps comes from Latin corpus ‘body’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *krep-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krep-‘body’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krépos‘body’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korpos‘body’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorpus‘body’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcorps d'arméeliterally ‘army body’
- Englishtodaycorps
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krep-‘body’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*krépos‘body’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*korpos‘body’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorpus‘body’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcorps d'arméeliterally ‘army body’
- Englishtodaycorps
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krep- ‘body’
through Proto-Italic *korpos ‘body’
incorporate, incorporation, 8 more
through Latin corpus ‘body’
corporation, corporate, corporal, corpus, corse, corsage, corpulent, incorporeal, 10 more
Today it means
noun A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krep- / corps