Where does “inculpable” come from?
inculpable (English) comes from English culpable, from Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis, from Latin culpo, from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂ — to turn.
inculpable (English): Not culpable; immune from liability
Definitions
- Not culpable; immune from liability
Ancestry of “inculpable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | culpable | Meriting condemnation, censure or blame,... |
| 2 | Middle English | culpable | — |
| 3 | Old French | culpable | — |
| 4 | Latin | culpābilis | blameworthy, culpable |
| 5 | Latin | culpo | I blame |
| 6 | Latin | culpa | fault, defect; blame, guilt; crime |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kʷolpā | mistake; fault |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷolp-eh₂ | bend, turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |