Where the Word “Leprechaun” Came From

<p>The connections between corpse, corpuscle, corpulent, corporal, midriff, and&hellip; leprechauns?</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*mEv1D1YqLx3REw_9.png" style="height:696px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Clker-Free-Vector-Images, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons</p> <h1>First, a bunch of Latin</h1> <p>The Proto-Indo-European root&nbsp;<em>*krep</em>- was the source of the Latin&nbsp;<em>corpus</em>.</p> <p>This became the French&nbsp;<em>corps.</em></p> <p>A&nbsp;<em>corps d&rsquo;arm&eacute;e</em>&nbsp;in French is an &ldquo;army body&rdquo;, which is why English speaks of an &ldquo;army corps&rdquo;.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@frpeterjackson_33762/where-the-word-leprechaun-came-from-1ff0f08b2af7"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>