English word double comes from Latin duos, Latin plus (More.), Latin pleo (To fill, to fulfill.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| duos | Latin (lat) | |
| plus | Latin (lat) | More. |
| pleo | Latin (lat) | To fill, to fulfill. |
| duplus | Latin (lat) | Double (twice as much, or as big). |
| double | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| double | English (en) | (baseball) A two-base hit. (billiards) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.. (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.. (computing, programming) A double-precision floating-point number.. (darts) A hit on this ring.. (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a [...] |