Where does “corrompere” come from?

corrompere (Italian) comes 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.

corrompere (Italian): to corrupt; to bribe; to debase

Definitions

  1. to corrupt; to bribe; to debase

Ancestry of “corrompere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorrumpōto pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect
2Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “corrompere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti →
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