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Where does “deux” come from?

deux (French) comes from Middle French deux, from Old French deux.

deux (French): two; twos

Definitions

  1. two; twos

Ancestry of “deux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdeuxtwo
2Old Frenchdeux—

Words derived from “deux”

  • une-deux
  • deuxième
  • duavice
  • dusenca
  • duobla
  • dudeka
  • duonhoro
  • duonjara
  • duaj
  • duoncentjaro
  • dudimensia
  • duono
  • duonlaŭte
  • duonpatro
  • duonfilo
  • duonfilino
  • duonpatrino
  • duone
  • duo
  • due
  • dubemolo
  • duiliono
  • duobligi
  • du
Every word from Old French deux →