Where does “culpable” come from?

culpable (Middle English) comes from Old French culpable, 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.

Ancestry of “culpable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchculpable—
2Latinculpābilisblameworthy, culpable
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 “culpable”

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