| 【two, twi】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "twa," "twinn," and "twegen." It carries the basic meaning of "two." from PIE *duwo "two" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "two, twi"]
between ****[116] If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side.
twelve ***[2562]
twenty ****[1731]
twice ****[522] If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind.
twin ****[1830]
two ****[807] Two is the number 2.
[WORD ROOT]root two
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] twinn, twain, twen, two, tween
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) twa, twinn, twegen
[MEANING]root two
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 twa [fem, and neuter form of twegen] (masc, nominative and accusative) two
- 【Old English】 twinn [akin to Old Norse tvinnr, Old English twa] consisting of two, twofold, double, two-by-two
- 【Old English】 twegen two
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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between ★★★★[116] preposition
【DEFINITION】 If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ be; by, about ⑵ tween(two); two
【Etymology】 《Old English betweonum》 [=betwinum, be+tweonum] in the space which separates, midway, in the midst, among; by turns
【First Known Meaning】 in the space which separates, midway, in the midst, among; by turns
twelve ★★★[2562] adjective from twelve 〈 two
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ twe(two); two ⑵ lve; left over
【Etymology】 《Old English twelf》 [from Proto-Germanic *twa-lif-, *twa-+*lif-] twelve; two left (over ten), (literally) "two left"
twenty ★★★★[1731] numeral from twenty 〈 two
【DEFINITION】 ① the number 20
② the 20th in a set or series item/question twenty
③ the numbers ranging from 20 to 29
【VARIATIONs】 복수형; twenties
【ROOTs】 ⑴ twen(two); two ⑵ ty; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English twentig》 [twegen+-tig] group of twenty, (lit, ) two tens
【DERIVATIVEs】 twentieth, twenty
twice ★★★★[522] adverb from twice 〈 two
【DEFINITION】 If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ twi(two); two ⑵ ce; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English twiges》 two times
【First Known Meaning】 two times, on two occasions, in two instances
twin ★★★★[1830] noun from twin 〈 two
【DEFINITION】
【pl.】 twins
【ROOTs】 twin(two); two
【Etymology】 《Old English twinn》 [akin to Old Norse tvinnr, Old English twa] consisting of two, twofold, double, two-by-two
【First Known Meaning】 double
【DERIVATIVEs】 twinning, twin
two ★★★★[807] numeral from two
【DEFINITION】 Two is the number 2.
【ROOTs】 two; two
【Etymology】 《Old English twegen》 two
Other words containing "two, twi"; twain, twelfth, twentieth, twenty-one, twilight, twine, twinning, twos
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
turb
tun, ton
true
trick
tribute, tribune, tribe
tread
travel
trans
trad
tract
