Where does “exculpatorily” come from?
exculpatorily (English) comes from English exculpatory, from English exculpate, from Latin exculpatus, from Latin exculpo, from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- — to turn.
exculpatorily (English): So as to exculpate
Definitions
- So as to exculpate
Ancestry of “exculpatorily”, step by step
exculpatorily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English exculpatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exculpatory | Tending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing |
| 2 | English | exculpate | To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate |
| 3 | Latin | exculpatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | exculpo | Alternative form of exsculpō |
| 5 | Latin | culpa | fault, defect; blame, guilt; crime |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷolpā | mistake; fault |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷolp-eh₂ | bend, turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |