Where does “inculpableness” come from?
inculpableness (English) comes from English inculpable, from English culpable, from Middle English culpable, from Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis, from Latin culpo, from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā — to turn.
inculpableness (English): The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness
Definitions
- The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness
Ancestry of “inculpableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | inculpable | Not culpable; immune from liability |
| 2 | English | culpable | Meriting condemnation, censure or blame,... |
| 3 | Middle English | culpable | — |
| 4 | Old French | culpable | — |
| 5 | Latin | culpābilis | — |
| 6 | Latin | culpo | I blame |
| 7 | Latin | culpa | fault, defect; blame, guilt; crime |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷolpā | mistake; fault |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷolp-eh₂ | bend, turn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |