| 【body】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "bodig." It carries the basic meaning of "body." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "body"]
anybody ****[1377] Anybody means the same as anyone.
bodily ☆[5223] Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.
body ****[199] Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
embody **[3811] To embody an idea or quality means to be a symbol or expression of that idea or quality.
everybody ****[790] every person; everyone
nobody ****[1266] o person; no one
somebody ****[732] a person who is not known, named, or specified; someone
[WORD ROOT]root body
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] bodi, body
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) bodig
[MEANING]root body
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 bodig trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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anybody ★★★★[1377] pronoun from body
【DEFINITION】 Anybody means the same as anyone.
【VARIATIONs】 소유격; anybody's
【COMPOSITION】 any + body
【ROOTs】 ⑴ an; one, an, a ⑵ y; adjective suffix ⑶ body; body
【Etymology】 《Old English bodig》 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
bodily ☆[5223] adjective from body
【DEFINITION】 Your bodily needs and functions are the needs and functions of your body.
【SYNONYM】 body
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bodi(body); body ⑵ ly; like
【Etymology】 《Old English bodig》 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
body ★★★★[199] noun from body
【DEFINITION】 Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
【pl.】 bodies 복수소유격; bodies' 소유격; body's
【ROOTs】 body; body
【Etymology】 《Old English bodig》 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
【First Known Meaning】 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
embody ★★[3811] verb from embody 〈 body
【DEFINITION】 To embody an idea or quality means to be a symbol or expression of that idea or quality.
【Declension/Conjugation】 embodied, embodied, embodying, embodies
【SYNONYM】 represent, body
【COMPOSITION】 body
【ROOTs】 ⑴ em; put in or into, bring to a certain state ⑵ body; body
【Etymology】 《Old English bodig》 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
【DERIVATIVEs】 embodier, embodiment, embody
everybody ★★★★[790] pronoun from everybody 〈 body
【DEFINITION】 every person; everyone
【VARIATIONs】 소유격; everybody's
【COMPOSITION】 every + body
【ROOTs】 ⑴ every; every ⑵ body; body
【Etymology】 《Old English bodig》 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
nobody ★★★★[1266] pronoun from nobody 〈 body
【DEFINITION】 o person; no one
【VARIATIONs】 소유격; nobody's
【COMPOSITION】 no + body
【ROOTs】 ⑴ no; no, not ⑵ body; body
【Etymology】 《Old English bodig》 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
somebody ★★★★[732] pronoun from somebody 〈 body
【DEFINITION】 a person who is not known, named, or specified; someone
【SYNONYM】 someone
【COMPOSITION】 some + body
【ROOTs】 ⑴ some; some ⑵ body; body
【Etymology】 《Old English bodig》 trunk of a man or beast, physical structure of a human or animal; material frame, material existence of a human; main or principal part of anything
Other words containing "body"; bodyboard, bodybuilder, bodyguard, embodier, embodiment
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
bite, bitter
bio
bind
bi
bene-, ben-
bell-
bear
be
batt-, bat-
bas- bat-, ba-
