Where does “duo” come from?

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

duo (Swedish): duo, duet

Definitions

  1. duo, duet

Ancestry of “duo”, step by step

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