Where does “incorruptly” come from?
incorruptly (English) comes from English incorrupt, 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- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
incorruptly (English): Without corruption
Definitions
- Without corruption
Ancestry of “incorruptly”, step by step
incorruptly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incorrupt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incorrupt | not corrupt, void of moral corruption; free from... |
| 2 | English | corrupt | In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally... |
| 3 | Middle English | corrupten | — |
| 4 | Latin | corruptus | perverted, corrupted; spoiled; contaminated |
| 5 | Latin | corrumpō | to pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |