Where does “colposamente” come from?

colposamente (Italian) comes from Italian colposo, from Italian colpa, 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.

colposamente (Italian): culpably

Definitions

  1. culpably

Ancestry of “colposamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolposoculpable
2Italiancolpafault; blame; guilt
3Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
4Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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