Where does “ダブル” come from?

ダブル (Japanese) comes from English doublé, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

ダブル (Japanese): double

Definitions

  1. double

Ancestry of “ダブル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoubléA compound attack that deceives the opponent's...
2Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
3Middle Frenchdouble
4Old Frenchdobledouble
5Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
6Proto-Italic*duplosdouble

Words derived from “ダブル

Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos