Where does “sdoppiarsi” come from?
sdoppiarsi (Italian) comes from Italian sdoppiare, from Italian doppiare, from French doubler, from Old French dobler, from Latin dūplāre, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
sdoppiarsi (Italian): to split in two
Definitions
- to split in two
Ancestry of “sdoppiarsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sdoppiare | to split in two |
| 2 | Italian | doppiare | to go past or go by; to surpass another car by an... |
| 3 | French | doubler | to double, duplicate; to double-cross; to... |
| 4 | Old French | dobler | to double; to increase dramatically |
| 5 | Latin | dūplāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |