Where does “incorruptness” come from?
incorruptness (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.
incorruptness (English): the state of being incorrupt
Definitions
- the state of being incorrupt
Ancestry of “incorruptness”, step by step
incorruptness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |