Where does “duplet” come from?

duplet (English) comes from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

duplet (English): A group of two things; An empty box placed above...

Definitions

  1. A group of two things; An empty box placed above...

Ancestry of “duplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
2Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →Every word from Latin dūplus →