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Where does “disculpare” come from?

disculpare (Latin) comes 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.

disculpare (Latin): to disculpate

Definitions

  1. to disculpate

Ancestry of “disculpare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “disculpare”

  • disculpate
  • disculpatus
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