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Where does “corrompre” come from?

corrompre (Catalan) comes from Latin corrumpō, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

corrompre (Catalan): to corrupt, to cause to putrify; to corrupt, to...

Definitions

  1. to corrupt, to cause to putrify; to corrupt, to...

Ancestry of “corrompre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorrumpō—
2Latinrumpō—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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