Where does “dubla” come from?

dubla (Polish) comes from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

dubla (Polish): double or quits

Definitions

  1. double or quits

Ancestry of “dubla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdoublédouble, brace, pair; double; doublé
2Middle Frenchdouble—
3Old Frenchdobledouble
4Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
5Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →