Etymology of the English word duet
the English word
duetderived from the Italian word
duettoderived from the Italian word
duoderived from the Classical Latin word
duoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-Date
The earliest known usage of duet in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
duettingCognates
Dutch
duet, French
duetto, German
Duett, Norwegian
duett, Swedish
duettUsage
Word found in Modern English