Where does “duel” come from?

duel (Romanian) comes from French duel, from Latin duālis, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

duel (Romanian): duel

Definitions

  1. duel

Ancestry of “duel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdueldual; duel
2Latinduālisdual
3Latinduōtwo; 2
4Proto-Italicduōtwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “duel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duō →
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