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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1465/
- Published: 2024-02-02T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-28T17:30:31.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:07

The word for today is…

culprit (noun):

1: one accused of or charged with a crime  
2: one guilty of a crime or a fault  
3: the source or cause of a problem

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culprit?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Culprit is related to culpable, which itself comes (via Middle English and Anglo-French) from the Latin verb culpare, meaning “to blame.” But the etymology of culprit is not so straightforward. In Anglo-French, culpable meant “guilty,” and this was abbreviated “cul.” in legal briefs and texts. Culprit was formed by combining this abbreviation with the Anglo-French word prest or prit, meaning “ready”; literally, a culprit was one who was ready to be proven guilty. The word was eventually adopted into English and used to refer to someone who is accused of a wrongdoing. The word has since taken on an additional meaning: “the source or cause of a problem.”

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