Where does “duumvir” come from?

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

duumvir (Romanian): duumvir

Definitions

  1. duumvir

Ancestry of “duumvir”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duo →