Where does “doubloon” come from?

doubloon (English) comes from French doublon, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

doubloon (English): A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its...

Definitions

  1. A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its...

Ancestry of “doubloon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoublondoublet; duplicate; doubloon
2Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
3Middle Frenchdouble—
4Old Frenchdobledouble
5Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
6Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →Every word from Old French doble →
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