Where does “corrupt” come from?
corrupt (Dutch) comes from Middle French corrupt, from Latin corruptus, 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.
corrupt (Dutch): corrupt; deprave, morally corrupt
Definitions
- corrupt; deprave, morally corrupt
Ancestry of “corrupt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | corrupt | corrupt (impure; not in its original form) |
| 2 | Latin | corruptus | perverted, corrupted; spoiled; contaminated |
| 3 | Latin | corrumpō | to pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect |
| 4 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |