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Where does “noncorrupt” come from?

noncorrupt (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.

noncorrupt (English): Not corrupt

Definitions

  1. Not corrupt

Ancestry of “noncorrupt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorruptIn a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally...
2Middle Englishcorrupten—
3Latincorruptusperverted, corrupted; spoiled; contaminated
4Latincorrumpō—
5Latinrumpō—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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