Where does “duel” come from?
Duel comes from Medieval Latin duellum, which derives from Proto-Indo-European dew-, a root of uncertain original meaning that developed into the sense of a combat between two persons.
duel (English): Arranged, regular combat between two private...
Definitions
- Arranged, regular combat between two private...
Ancestry of “duel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | duellum | fight between two men; war; combat between two... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |
Words derived from “duel”