Where does “felix culpa” come from?

felix culpa (English) comes from Latin felix culpa, 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.

felix culpa (English): A series of miserable events that will eventually...

Definitions

  1. A series of miserable events that will eventually...

Ancestry of “felix culpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfelix culpablessed fault, fortunate fall, used in reference...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂ →