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Where does “dualis” come from?

dualis (Latin) comes from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “dualis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduō—
2Proto-Italicduōtwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →