Where does “exculpar” come from?

exculpar (Catalan) comes from Latin exculpo, from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

exculpar (Catalan): to exonerate

Definitions

  1. to exonerate

Ancestry of “exculpar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexculpoAlternative form of exsculpō
2Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
3Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “exculpar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂ →