Where does “doublure” come from?
doublure (English) comes from French doublure, from French doubler, from Old French dobler, from Latin dūplāre, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.
doublure (English): An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a...
Definitions
- An elaborately decorated leather flyleaf in a...
Ancestry of “doublure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | doublure | lining; understudy; body double, stand-in;... |
| 2 | French | doubler | to double, duplicate; to double-cross; to... |
| 3 | Old French | dobler | to double; to increase dramatically |
| 4 | Latin | dūplāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | dūplus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | — |