Etymology

culpe

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Today it means: blameworthiness; fault Full definition →

French coulpe ← Latin culpa
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  1. Latin · derived fromculpa
  2. French · derived fromcoulpe
  3. English todayculpe

From French coulpe, from Latin culpa. Compare culpable, culprit.

Words from the same roots

Latinculpa all →

culpaculpa lataculpa levis

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