Where does “dobrão” come from?

dobrão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dobro, from Old Portuguese dobro, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos — double.

dobrão (Portuguese): doubloon former Spanish gold coin

Definitions

  1. doubloon former Spanish gold coin

Ancestry of “dobrão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedobrodouble
2Old Portuguesedobro—
3Latindūplusdouble (twice as much, or as big)
4Proto-Italic*duplosdouble
Every word from Proto-Italic *duplos →