duel

(Englisch)

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈdjuːəl/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Medieval Latin duellum (“fight between two men, duel”), itself from Old Latin duellum (“war, fight”), which survived in Classical Latin as a rare byform of bellum and was later reinterpreted as “duel” by unetymological association with duo (“two”). May have entered English through Middle French duel.

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