Bodily
/ˈbɒd.i.li/noun
Relating to the body; physical rather than mental or spiritual.
Did you know?Bodily is built from Old English bodig, a word whose exact deeper origin is uncertain, but it has long been tied to the physical shell of a person rather than the spirit.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
bodig
“body, trunk, torso”
Middle English
ME
bodili
“pertaining to the body; corporal”
14th Century
English
bodily
“relating to the body”
Modern English
English
bodily
“physical; concerning the body”