Where does “coulpe” come from?
coulpe (French) comes from Middle French coulpe, from Old French coupe, 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.
coulpe (French): guilt
Ancestry of “coulpe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | coulpe | fault; responsibility |
| 2 | Old French | coupe | — |
| 3 | Latin | culpa | fault, defect; blame, guilt; crime |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷolpā | mistake; fault |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷolp-eh₂ | bend, turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “coulpe”