Where does “corrompre” come from?
corrompre (French) comes from Latin corrumpere, 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.
corrompre (French): to corrupt, impair, deprave; to bribe
Definitions
- to corrupt, impair, deprave; to bribe
Ancestry of “corrompre”, step by step
corrompre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin corrumpere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | corrumpere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | corrumpō | to pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect |
| 3 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via Old French corrompre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | corrompre | to corrupt; to impair; to deprave |