Where does “anticorruption” come from?
Anticorruption derives from English corruption combined with the prefix anti-, ultimately tracing through French corruption and Latin corruptus, meaning "spoiled" or "destroyed," with the prefix con- indicating joint action.
anticorruption (English): Opposed to or combating corruption; Movement or...
Definitions
- Opposed to or combating corruption; Movement or...
Ancestry of “anticorruption”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corruption | The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity,... |
| 2 | French | corruption | corruption act of corrupting |
| 3 | Old French | corruption | corruption state of being corrupted |
| 4 | Latin | corruptiō | corruption |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |