Where does “coupable” come from?

coupable (French) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin culpabilis, 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.

coupable (French): guilty; culpable, responsible; culprit

Definitions

  1. guilty; culpable, responsible; culprit

Ancestry of “coupable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinculpabilisculpable
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

Words derived from “coupable”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂ →