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Å onos, korfos.

šon|os, -oš.  masc.  People (in general).  [PIE *ǵonH₁-o-.]

korf|os, -iris. neut.  The body.  [PIE *kʷrp-es-.]

I think Å¡onos was inspired by Sanskrit jana, but I’m not sure.  It is used in the singular, in general or indefinite statements along the lines of ‘people say….’  I suppose it would be slightly more specific than an impersonal passive like ‘it is said…’ though there might not be much difference in meaning in practice.

Korfos is pretty straightforwardly built on the same pattern as Latin corpus.

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