'incorporation' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'incorporare,' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'corporare' meant 'to form into a body.'

'incorporare' transformed into the Old French word 'incorporacion,' and eventually became the modern English word 'incorporation' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to form into a body,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'forming a legal corporation or including something as part of a whole.'