Where does “doublet” come from?

doublet (Middle English) comes from Old French doublet, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

doublet (Middle English): doublet A man’s waistcoat

Definitions

  1. doublet A man’s waistcoat

Ancestry of “doublet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdoublet—
2Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “doublet”

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