Where does “duple” come from?
duple (Italian) comes from Italian duplo, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.
duple (Italian): feminine plural of duplo
Ancestry of “duple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | duplo | duple, double; duple, duplet |
| 2 | Latin | dūplus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | — |