Where does “incorrupt” come from?
incorrupt (English) comes from English corrupt, from Middle English corrupten, 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.
incorrupt (English): not corrupt, void of moral corruption; free from...
Definitions
- not corrupt, void of moral corruption; free from...
Ancestry of “incorrupt”, step by step
incorrupt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |