Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duo-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: duo-
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

two

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- From Latin duo (“two”).

Phrases

bi- di- twi-

Frequently Paired Words

duo duodenum duopoly bi- di- twi-

Synonyms

di- bi-

Questions

What does duo- mean?: two
Where does duo- come from?: PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Italic *duō Latin duo English duo- From Latin duo (“two”).

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