Coupable
/ˈkuː.pə.bəl/noun
Guilty or deserving blame.
Did you know?Coupable comes through Old French from Latin *culpabilis*, built on *culpa* meaning “fault” or “blame,” the same root that gave English *culprit* and *exculpate*.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
culpabilis
“blameworthy; deserving blame”
Late Latin
Latin
culpa
“fault, blame, guilt”
Old French
Old French
coupable
“guilty; blameworthy”
Middle English
English
couplable / coupable
“guilty; deserving blame”
Modern English
English
coupable
“used mainly as a French loanword for guilty or blameworthy”