Where does “exculpate” come from?

exculpate (English) comes from Latin exculpatus, 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.

exculpate (English): To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate

Definitions

  1. To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate

Ancestry of “exculpate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexculpatus—
2LatinexculpoAlternative form of exsculpō
3Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
4Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “exculpate”

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