Where does “doppiare” come from?

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

doppiare (Italian): to go past or go by; to surpass another car by an...

Definitions

  1. to go past or go by; to surpass another car by an...

Ancestry of “doppiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoublerto double, duplicate; to double-cross; to...
2Old Frenchdoblerto double; to increase dramatically
3Latindūplāre—
4Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
5Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

Words derived from “doppiare”

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