Where does “duel” come from?

duel (Middle French) comes from Latin duellum, from Old Latin duenelos.

Ancestry of “duel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduellumwar; combat between two contenders, duel
2Old Latinduenelos—

Words derived from “duel”

Every word from Old Latin duenelos →Every word from Latin duellum →