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Where does “dub” come from?

Dub comes from English double, which derives from English do, traced through Latin decimus and the suffix Latin -alis back to the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeh₁-.

dub (English): To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the...

Definitions

  1. To confer knighthood; the conclusion of the...

Ancestry of “dub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdupto open
2Middle Englishdon upto open

Words derived from “dub”

  • dubbing
  • overdub
  • dubber
  • dubby
  • redub
  • redubber
  • dubplate
  • dubstep
  • dubsman
  • overdubber
  • dubbese
  • dublike
  • dubwise
  • dubstepper
  • dubstep
  • dubata
  • dubbaus
  • ダビング
  • dubstep
  • dabovat
  • 더빙
  • dabing
  • dabing
  • dabing
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