corpse
The origin and history of corpse.
Etymology
From Old French cors, "body," from Latin corpus. The silent "p" was added later in English spelling to match the Latin original. A doublet of "corps" and "corpus".
The origin and history of corpse.
From Old French cors, "body," from Latin corpus. The silent "p" was added later in English spelling to match the Latin original. A doublet of "corps" and "corpus".