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Where does “duellum” come from?

duellum (Medieval Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

duellum (Medieval Latin): fight between two men; war; combat between two...

Definitions

  1. fight between two men; war; combat between two...

Ancestry of “duellum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

Words derived from “duellum”

  • duel
  • duelist
  • dueler
  • outduel
  • duelsome
  • duel
  • デュエル
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