Etymograph

English

doppio

Doppio comes from Italian doppio, from Latin duplus ‘double’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- ‘two’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwi-‘two’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwiplós‘double, twofold’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*duplos‘double’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEduplus‘double’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentdoppio
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwi-‘two’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dwiplós‘double, twofold’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*duplos‘double’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEduplus‘double’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentdoppio
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dwi- ‘two’

with, pimpernel, 23 more

through Latin duplus ‘double’

double, 9 more

Today it means

adj Having two shots of espresso.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dwi- / doppio