Where does “doblon” come from?

doblon (English) comes from Spanish doblón, from Spanish doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

Ancestry of “doblon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdoblóndoubloon
2Spanishdobledouble; twofold; double, twice as much
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos
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