Corporate
/ˈkɔːr.pər.ət/noun
Relating to a corporation or shared group, especially a business entity.
Did you know?Corporate ultimately comes from Latin *corpus* meaning “body,” the same root behind words like corpse and corpus, so the language of business is built on the language of flesh.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kwrep-
“to body or form a body”
Latin
Latin
corpus
“body”
Late Latin
Latin
corporatus
“formed into a body; united in one body”
Middle English
English
corporat
“belonging to a body or incorporated group”
Modern English
English
corporate
“relating to a corporation or united body of people”
Explore more surprising origins