Where does “dwójmyślenie” come from?
dwójmyślenie (Polish) comes from English doublethink, from English doublé, from French doublé, from Middle French double, from Old French doble, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.
dwójmyślenie (Polish): doublethink
Definitions
- doublethink
Ancestry of “dwójmyślenie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doublethink | The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's... |
| 2 | English | doublé | A compound attack that deceives the opponent's... |
| 3 | French | doublé | double, brace, pair; double; doublé |
| 4 | Middle French | double | — |
| 5 | Old French | doble | double |
| 6 | Latin | dūplus | double (twice as much, or as big) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *duplos | double |