Etymology

culpa levis

Today it means: A slight fault. Full definition →

Latin culpa
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  1. Latin · derived fromculpa“blame”
  2. English todayculpa levis

From Latin culpa (“blame”) + levis (“light”).

Words from the same roots

Latinculpa all →

culpaculpa lataculpe

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