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Where does “corruttore” come from?

corruttore (Italian) comes from Latin corruptor, 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.

corruttore (Italian): briber; corrupter, corruptor

Definitions

  1. briber; corrupter, corruptor

Ancestry of “corruttore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorruptorcorrupter, misleader, seducer, briber
2Latincorruptusperverted, corrupted; spoiled; contaminated
3Latincorrumpō—
4Latinrumpō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “corruttore”

  • corruttrice
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