korrupt

German (Berlin)

/kɔˈʁʊpt/, /koˈʁʊpt/

adj

Definitions

corrupt inclined to bribery
corrupt morally or ethically rotten

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corruptus (corrupted, perverted).

Origin

Latin

corruptus

Gloss

corrupted, perverted

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

corruptus Latin
korrupt Hungarian
corrotto Italian
corrupt Dutch, Flemish
corrupto Spanish, Castilian
*Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European
corrupto Portuguese
corrupten Middle English
korupta Esperanto
corrupte Catalan, Valencian
corupt Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
corrupt Middle French