## Etymology
Past participle of 'corrupt', from Latin 'corruptus', past participle of 'corrumpere' ('to destroy, spoil'), from 'cor-' (intensive) plus 'rumpere' ('to break').

## AI Etymology
Corrupted is the past participle of 'corrupt', from Latin 'corruptus', past participle of 'corrumpere' ('to destroy, spoil'), from 'cor-' (intensive) plus 'rumpere' ('to break'). The historical trail runs through Latin corruptus and Latin rumpere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means made dishonest, debased, or damaged from an original state. Related forms include corrupt, corruption, corruptible, rupture.

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