| 【corp-, corpor-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "corpus," and "corporis." It carries the basic meaning of "body." from PIE *kwrep- "body, appearance; form" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "corp-, corpor-"]
corporate ****[1337] Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation.
corporation ***[2318] A corporation is a large business or company.
corpse ☆[5007] A corpse is a dead body, especially the body of a human being.
incorporate ***[3161] If one thing incorporates another thing, it includes the other thing.
[WORD ROOT]root corp
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] corp, corpor, corpse, corpus
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) corpus, corporis
[MEANING]root body
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 corpus (genitive corporis) body
- 【Latin】 corporis [genitive of corpus] body
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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corporate ★★★★[1337] adjective from corporate 〈 corp
【DEFINITION】 Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ corpor(corp); body ⑵ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin corpus》 (genitive corporis) body
【First Known Meaning】 united in one body, constituted as a legal corporation
【DERIVATIVEs】 corporate, corporately, corporation, corporational, corporative
corporation ★★★[2318] noun from corporate 〈 corp
【DEFINITION】 A corporation is a large business or company.
【pl.】 corporations
【ROOTs】 ⑴ corpor(corp); body ⑵ at(ate); suffix ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin corpus》 (genitive corporis) body
【DERIVATIVEs】 corporate, corporately, corporation, corporational, corporative
corpse ☆[5007] noun from corpse 〈 corp
【DEFINITION】 A corpse is a dead body, especially the body of a human being.
【ROOTs】 corpse(corp); body
【Etymology】 《Latin corpus》 (genitive corporis) body
【First Known Meaning】 body
incorporate ★★★[3161] verb from corporate 〈 corp
【DEFINITION】 If one thing incorporates another thing, it includes the other thing.
【Declension/Conjugation】 incorporated, incorporated, incorporating, incorporates
【ANTONYM】 disincorporate
【COMPOSITION】 in + corporate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; into, in, on, upon ⑵ corpor(corp); body ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin corpus》 (genitive corporis) body
【First Known Meaning】 to put (something) into the body or substance of (something else), blend; absorb, eat,
【DERIVATIVEs】 incorporation, incorporative, incorporate
Other words containing "corp-, corpor-"; accorporate, bicorporal, concorporate, concorporation, corp, corporal, corporality, corporative, corporature, corporeal, corporeality, corporeity, corps, corpulence, corpulent, corpus, corpuscle, corpuscular, disincorporate, disincorporation, extracorporeal, incorporal, incorporality, incorporation, incorporeal, incorporeality, incorporeity, tricorporal
(※ 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; 】
cord-, cor-
contra-, contro-
commun-, comun-
come
color
cohort
cogn-, cognit-
cock
coc
clude-
