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Where does “nonexculpatory” come from?

nonexculpatory (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.

nonexculpatory (English): Not exculpatory

Definitions

  1. Not exculpatory

Ancestry of “nonexculpatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexculpatoryTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing
2EnglishexculpateTo clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate
3Latinexculpatus—
4LatinexculpoAlternative form of exsculpō
5Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
6Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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