Where does “corruptela” come from?
corruptela (Spanish) comes from Latin corruptela, 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.
corruptela (Spanish): corruption
Definitions
- corruption
Ancestry of “corruptela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | corruptela | seduction, corruption, bribery |
| 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 |