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Where does “doubler” come from?

doubler (French) comes from Old French dobler, from Latin dūplāre, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.

doubler (French): to double, duplicate; to double-cross; to...

Definitions

  1. to double, duplicate; to double-cross; to...

Ancestry of “doubler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdoblerto double; to increase dramatically
2Latindūplāre—
3Latindūplus—
4Proto-Italic*duplos—

Words derived from “doubler”

  • doublure
  • дубляж
  • дублёр
  • redoublement
  • doubleur
  • doublage
  • doublure
  • redoubler
  • dédoubler
  • dublieren
  • dublar
  • ντουμπλάρω
  • dublör
  • dubla
  • دبلجة
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