two

Meanings

1. 1
   num

   The number 2, equal to one plus one.

   We received two messages this morning.

2. 2
   noun

   The number two, or the figure 2.

   The number 2202 contains three twos.

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Simplified etymology

Two is inherited from Old English and shares an ancient root with twain, twelve, twenty, twilight, and twin. The same root appears in Latin and Greek duo and ultimately underlies English words such as double, duo, and duplicate.

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithu…

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