Etymology of the Latin word corrumpere
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)
Derivations in Latin
corruptus,
corrumpens,
praecorrumpere,
corruptela,
corruptivus,
corruptor,
corruptiare,
corruptumDerivations in other languages
Italian
corrompere, Portuguese
corromper, Romanian
corupe, Spanish
corromperUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin
