Where does “corrompre” come from?
corrompre (Old French) 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.
corrompre (Old French): to corrupt; to impair; to deprave
Definitions
- to corrupt; to impair; to deprave
Ancestry of “corrompre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | corrumpō | — |
| 2 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
Words derived from “corrompre”