Where does “doubleth” come from?
doubleth (English) comes from English doublé, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
doubleth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “doubleth”, step by step
doubleth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doublé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doublé | A compound attack that deceives the opponent's... |
| 2 | French | doublé | double, brace, pair; double; doublé |
| 3 | Middle French | double | — |
| 4 | Old French | doble | double |
| 5 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |