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English word corporation comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥p-eH₂-, Proto-Indo-European *ker-p-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱrep-, and later Proto-Italic *korpos (Body.)
*kʷr̥p-eH₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ker-p- (Proto-Indo-European)
*ḱrep- (Proto-Indo-European)
*korpos (Proto-Italic)
Body.
corpus (Latin)
(Medieval) a corpus (collection of writings by a single author or addressing a certain topic). (anatomy) body, substance, material. (figuratively) the wood under the bark of a tree. A corpse. A frame, body, system, structure, community, corporation. The flesh of an animal's body. The trunk or shaft of something.
corporare (Latin)
corporatio (Late Latin)
corporation (English)
(UK) The municipal governing body of a borough or city, in force since 1974 and obsolete except in the City of London.. (historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.. (slang, dated, jocular) A protruding belly; a paunch.. A group of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the [...]