Where does “dobler” come from?
dobler (Old French) comes from Latin dūplāre, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
dobler (Old French): to double; to increase dramatically
Definitions
- to double; to increase dramatically
Ancestry of “dobler”, step by step
dobler traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dūplāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dūplāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |
via Late Latin duplare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | duplare | present active infinitive of dūplō |
via Late Latin duplo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | duplo | dative masculine singular of duplus; dative... |