Where does “doppietta” come from?

doppietta (Italian) comes from Italian doppio, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

doppietta (Italian): two goals in a football/soccer game, usually scored by the same player

Definitions

  1. two goals in a football/soccer game, usually scored by the same player

Ancestry of “doppietta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandoppiodouble, dual, two; two-faced, double-dealing;...
2Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
3Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
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