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Where does “duo” come from?
duo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
duo
(Latin): two; 2
Definitions
two; 2
Ancestry of “duo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Italic
duō
two
2
Proto-Indo-European
dwóh₁
two
Words derived from “duo”
dozen
dual
dualism
duality
duo
duet
dualistic
dualist
duodecimo
dually
ambo
nondual
nonduality
nondualistic
duodecimal
anceps
dualistically
duotone
dozenth
douzaine
dualization
nondualist
duettino
dupondius
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →
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