du- / duo- / dou-
two
Latin · duo
Latin duo means "two". A duet has two singers, a duel is a fight between two, to duplicate is to make a second one, and double is two times as much.
Memory trick
DU sounds like "DO" with a "2": do it twice.
Words from this root
- dual (du + al) — made of two partsदोहरा
- dualism (du + al + ism) — belief in two basic forcesद्वैतवाद
- duel (du + el) — fight between two peopleद्वंद्व
- duet (du + et) — piece for two performersयुगल गीत
- duo (duo) — pair of twoजोड़ी
- duplicate (du + plic + ate) — to make an exact copyनक़ल बनाना
- duplex (du + plex) — house or flat with two partsदो हिस्सों वाला मकान
- duplicity (du + plic + ity) — double-dealing, deceitदोगलापन
- double (dou + ble) — twice as muchदोगुना
- duopoly (duo + poly) — market with two sellersद्वयाधिकार
- duologue (duo + logue) — conversation between twoदो लोगों की बातचीत