Etymology

corposant

C3O1R1P3O1S1A1N1T1

Today it means: An electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere Full definition →

Latin corpus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcorpus“body”
  2. English todaycorposant

Latin corpus (“body”) + sanctum (“holy”)

Words from the same roots

Latincorpus all →

corpscorpuscorporalcorporifycorpotentoriumcorpus luteumcorpus vile

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