Where does “duel” come from?
duel (French) comes from Latin duālis, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
duel (French): dual; duel
Ancestry of “duel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | duālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | duō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | duō | two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “duel”