Where does “duo” come from?
Duo comes from Italian duo, from Latin duo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁, the word for two.
duo (English): Two people who work or collaborate together as...
Definitions
- Two people who work or collaborate together as...
Ancestry of “duo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | duo | duo; duet |
| 2 | Italian | duo | Obsolete form of due; duo; duet |
| 3 | Latin | duō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | duō | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |