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Where does “incolpevole” come from?

incolpevole (Italian) comes from Italian colpevole, from Latin culpābilis, from Latin culpo, 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.

incolpevole (Italian): not guilty

Definitions

  1. not guilty

Ancestry of “incolpevole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolpevoleguilty; culprit
2Latinculpābilis—
3LatinculpoI blame
4Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
5Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “incolpevole”

  • incolpevolezza
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →