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Where does “duumvirātus” come from?

duumvirātus (Latin) comes from Latin duumvir, from Latin duum, from Latin duorum, from Latin duo, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ancestry of “duumvirātus”, step by step

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