Old Latin

duellum

‘war, fight’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old Latin duellum.

20 English words in this record descend from Old Latin duellum, most familiar first.

• rebel ← rebelle ← rebellis ← rebellō ← bellō
• rebellion ← rebellioun ← rebelliō ← rebellō ← bellō
• duel ← duellum
• rebellious ← rebellen ← rebeller ← rebellō ← bellō
• revel ← revelen ← rebello ← bellō ← bellum
• rebelling ← rebellyng ← rebellen ← rebeller ← rebellō
• bellicose ← bellicosus ← bellicum ← bellicum signum ← bellicus
• parabellum ← parā bellum ← bellum
• reveller ← revelour ← revelen ← reveler ← rebellō
• bellic ← bellique ← bellicus ← duellicus
• bellicist ← bellicus ← duellicus
• bellicism ← bellicus ← duellicus

More words from duellum

• bellatrice
• debellate
• debellation
• debellatio
• extrabellum
• imbellic
• interbellic
• rebeller

Etymograph / Old Latin duellum