Where does “duel” come from?

duel (Catalan) comes from Italian duello, from Latin duellum, from Old Latin duenelos.

duel (Catalan): duel

Definitions

  1. duel

Ancestry of “duel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianduelloduel; first-person singular present indicative of...
2Latinduellumwar; combat between two contenders, duel
3Old Latinduenelos—
Every word from Old Latin duenelos →Every word from Latin duellum →Every word from Italian duello →