Where does “inculpare” come from?
inculpare (Romanian) comes from Romanian inculpa, from French inculper, from Late Latin inculpo, from Latin culpo, from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- — to turn.
inculpare (Romanian): indictment
Definitions
- indictment
Ancestry of “inculpare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | inculpa | to charge |
| 2 | French | inculper | To charge |
| 3 | Late Latin | inculpo | — |
| 4 | Latin | culpo | I blame |
| 5 | Latin | culpa | fault, defect; blame, guilt; crime |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷolpā | mistake; fault |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷolp-eh₂ | bend, turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |