English
corruptible
Corruptible comes from Latin corruptibilis ‘corruptible, perishable’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorruptibilis‘corruptible, perishable’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corruptible
- Englishearliest quotation 1791same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorruptibilis‘corruptible, perishable’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500corruptible
- Englishearliest quotation 1791same form
Earliest quotation: 1791, Edmund Burke, Paris: “They systematically corrupt a very corruptible race, (for some…”
Every English word from Latin corruptibilis
Today it means
adj bribable, that can be bought
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin corruptibilis / corruptible