Where does “duo” come from?

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

duo (Romanian): duet

Definitions

  1. duet

Ancestry of “duo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchduoduo; duet
2ItalianduoObsolete form of due; duo; duet
3Latinduōtwo; 2
4Proto-Italicduōtwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →