Where does “dublon” come from?

dublon (Polish) comes from Spanish doblón, from Spanish doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

dublon (Polish): doubloon

Definitions

  1. doubloon

Ancestry of “dublon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdoblóndoubloon
2Spanishdobledouble; twofold; double, twice as much
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
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