English word corrupt comes from Latin rumpo, Latin com-, Latin rumpere, Late Latin *corruptiare, and later Old French correcier (To infuriate; to enrage.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| rumpo | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I break, interrupt, annul, destroy.. (of the body) I break, split, rupture, burst.. I break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open. |
| com- | Latin (lat) | |
| rumpere | Latin (lat) | |
| *corruptiare | Late Latin (LL) | |
| corrumpo | Latin (lat) | I pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect. I spoil or rot. I taint or contaminate. I tempt or seduce. |
| *corruptiāre | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| corruptus | Latin (lat) | |
| correcier | Old French (fro) | To infuriate; to enrage. |
| corrupt | English (en) | (intransitive) To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.. (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.. To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify.. To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.. In a depraved state; [...] |