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
Ancestry of “дуэль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | duel | dual; duel |
| 2 | Latin | duālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | duō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | duō | two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |