Where does “culpar” come from?
culpar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin culpare, 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 “culpar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | culpare | present active infinitive of culpō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | culpo | I blame |
| 3 | Latin | culpa | fault, defect; blame, guilt; crime |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kʷolpā | mistake; fault |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷolp-eh₂ | bend, turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |