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Where does “dobrar” come from?

dobrar (Portuguese) comes from Late Latin duplo, from Latin dūplus, from Proto-Italic *duplos.

dobrar (Portuguese): to double, to multiply by two; to fold, to bend...

Definitions

  1. to double, to multiply by two; to fold, to bend...

Ancestry of “dobrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinduplodative masculine singular of duplus; dative...
2Latindūplus—
3Proto-Italic*duplos—

Words derived from “dobrar”

  • dobra
  • redobrar
  • dobradiça
  • dobra
  • desdobrar
  • dobra
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