Where does “duumvirate” come from?
duumvirate (English) comes from Latin duumvirātus, from Latin duumvir, from Latin duum, from Latin duorum, from Latin duo, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
duumvirate (English): Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people,...
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- Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people,...
Ancestry of “duumvirate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | duumvirātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | duumvir | duumvir |
| 3 | Latin | duum | genitive masculine of duo; genitive neuter of... |
| 4 | Latin | duorum | genitive masculine of duo; genitive neuter of duo |
| 5 | Latin | duo | two; 2 |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | duō | two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |