Twi Definition

chwē, chē
noun
A language belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily and spoken principally in Ghana.
Webster's New World
prefix

(rare or no longer productive) Two.

Wiktionary

(rare or no longer productive) Double, both.

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Origin of Twi

  • From Middle English twi-, from Old English twī- (“two, double”), from Proto-Germanic *twi-, *twī- (“two-, double-”), from Proto-Germanic *twiz (“twice”), from Proto-Indo-European *duis (“twice”), from *duwo (“two”), *dwóh₁ (compare English duo).

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  • Cognate with German zwie- (“twice”), Old Prussian dwi- (“twi-”), Latin bī-, bis (“twice”) (< Old Latin duī-, duis).

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  • Compare twin, twice, two, and see more details at two.

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