Where does “dobra” come from?
dobra (English) comes from Portuguese dobra, from Portuguese dobrar, from Late Latin duplo, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
dobra (English): The official or principal currency of São Tomé...
Definitions
- The official or principal currency of São Tomé...
Ancestry of “dobra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | dobra | fold; fold; crease; dobra |
| 2 | Portuguese | dobrar | to double, to multiply by two; to fold, to bend... |
| 3 | Late Latin | duplo | dative masculine singular of duplus; dative... |
| 4 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |