Where does “corrupt practice” come from?
corrupt practice (English) comes from English practice, from English practise, from Middle English practizen, from Middle French pratiser, from French pratiquer, from French pratique, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica — passed , crossed.
corrupt practice (English): A group of serious electoral offences (as opposed to illegal practices), which generally includes bribery, treating and undue influence towards voters
Definitions
- A group of serious electoral offences (as opposed to illegal practices), which generally includes bribery, treating and undue influence towards voters
Ancestry of “corrupt practice”, step by step
corrupt practice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English practice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | practice | Repetition of an activity to improve a skill; An... |
| 2 | English | practise | To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in... |
| 3 | Middle English | practizen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | pratiser | — |
| 5 | French | pratiquer | to do; to practise |
| 6 | French | pratique | applied; concerning action or intervention of... |
| 7 | Middle French | practique | practice act of doing; of practising |
| 8 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English corrupt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corrupt | In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally... |
| 2 | Middle English | corrupten | — |
| 3 | Latin | corruptus | perverted, corrupted; spoiled; contaminated |
| 4 | Latin | corrumpō | to pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect |
| 5 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |