Etymology of the English word corrupt
the English word
corruptderived from the Latin word
corruptus (incorrect, improper, disorderly; rotten, decayed; infected)
derived from the Latin word
corrumpere (pervert, corrupt, deprave; spoil, rot; taint)
derived from the Late Latin word
rumpere (break; destroy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reup-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of corrupt in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
corrupted,
corruptingCognates
Dutch
corrupt, French
corrompu, German
korrupt, Norwegian
korrupt, Swedish
korrumperadUsage
Word found in Modern English
