Where does “coulpe” come from?

coulpe (Middle French) comes from Old French coupe, 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.

coulpe (Middle French): fault; responsibility

Definitions

  1. fault; responsibility

Ancestry of “coulpe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coulpe”

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