myEtymology.com: English etymology of double

Etymology of the English word double

the English word double

derived from the Old French word double

derived from the Late Latin word duplus (twice as much, double)

derived from the Classical Latin word duo

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwo-

derived from the Old French word doubler

derived from the Latin word duplare

derived from the Late Latin word duplus (twice as much, double)

derived from the Classical Latin word duo

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwo-

The earliest known usage of double in English dates from the 13th century.

Danish double, Dutch dubbel, Dutch double, French double, German Doppel, German doppelt, German Double, Italian doppio, Norwegian double, Norwegian dobbelt, Portuguese dobro, Spanish doble, Swedish dubbel

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