corps

French

noun
Definitions
  • body
  • (mathematics) field (in abstract algebra)
  • (military) corps

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cors inherited from Old French cors (body) inherited from Latin corpus (body) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrep-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱrep-

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