Where does “felix culpa” come from?

felix culpa (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.

felix culpa (Latin): blessed fault, fortunate fall, used in reference...

Definitions

  1. blessed fault, fortunate fall, used in reference...

Ancestry of “felix culpa”, step by step

felix culpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin culpa

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

via Latin Fēlīx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFēlīx—

Words derived from “felix culpa”

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