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Where does “dūplāre” come from?
dūplāre (Latin) comes from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
Ancestry of “dūplāre”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
dūplus
double (twice as much, or as big)
2
Proto-Italic
*duplos
double
Words derived from “dūplāre”
double
doubleness
dubs
doubleheader
doubler
doublespeak
doublethink
doubleword
dunderhead
dword
dunder
dunderheaded
doublecross
doublé
doubleminded
doublure
doublehanded
semidouble
doubletrack
doubleth
doubleton
doubletree
doublesex
doublemindedness
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