Etymology of the French word double
the Old French word
doublederived from the Late Latin word
duplus (twice as much, double)
derived from the Classical Latin word
duoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-Date
The earliest known usage of double in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
doubleau,
doublette,
doublier,
doublière,
doublet,
doublement,
doubleté,
doublot,
double-bec,
double-commande,
double-croche,
double-crème,
double-décimètre,
double-face,
double-fond,
double-mètre,
double-rideau,
double-six,
double-toit,
semi-double,
double-étoffe,
doublon,
doublon,
redoublerDerivations in other languages
English
double, Romanian
dubluCognates
Danish
double, Dutch
dubbel, Dutch
double, English
double, German
Doppel, German
doppelt, German
Double, Italian
doppio, Norwegian
double, Norwegian
dobbelt, Portuguese
dobro, Spanish
doble, Swedish
dubbelUsage
Word found in Old French
