corporal

corporal
{{11}}corporal (adj.) "of or belonging to the body," late 14c., from O.Fr. corporal (12c., Mod.Fr. corporel) "of the body, physical, strong," from L. corporalis "pertaining to the body," from corpus (gen. corporis) "body" (see CORPS (Cf. corps)). Corporal punishment "punishment of the body" (as opposed to fine or loss of rank or privilege) is from 1580s. Related: Corporality.
{{12}}corporal (n.) lowest noncommissioned army officer, 1570s, from M.Fr. corporal, from It. caporale "a corporal," from capo "chief, head," from L. caput "head" (see HEAD (Cf. head)). So called because he was in charge of a body of troops. Perhaps influenced by It. corpo, from L. corps "body." Or corps may be the source and caput the influence, as the OED suggests.

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