Where does “дуэль” come from?

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

дуэль (Russian): duel

Definitions

  1. duel

Ancestry of “дуэль”, step by step

дуэль traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French duel

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

via German Duell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDuellduel
2Latinduellumwar; combat between two contenders, duel
3Old Latinduenelos—

Words derived from “дуэль”

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