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Where does “doublé” come from?

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

doublé (French): double, brace, pair; double; doublé

Definitions

  1. double, brace, pair; double; doublé

Ancestry of “doublé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdouble—
2Old Frenchdobledouble
3Latindūplus—
4Proto-Italic*duplos—

Words derived from “doublé”

  • doublé
  • Dublee
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