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Where does “duumvirat” come from?

duumvirat (French) 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.

duumvirat (French): duumvirate

Definitions

  1. duumvirate

Ancestry of “duumvirat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduumvirātus—
2Latinduumvirduumvir
3Latinduumgenitive masculine of duo; genitive neuter of...
4Latinduorumgenitive masculine of duo; genitive neuter of duo
5Latinduotwo; 2
6Proto-Italicduōtwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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