Where does “dobre” come from?

dobre (Galician) comes from Latin duplex, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

dobre (Galician): double

Definitions

  1. double

Ancestry of “dobre”, step by step

dobre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin duplex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduplextwofold, double; bipartite, cloven; ambiguous
2LatinplicoI fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive
3Proto-Italicplekāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Latin duplus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduplusdouble
2Proto-Italicdwiplos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic plekāō →