English

acey-deucey

From ace + -y + deuce + -y.

A compound of ace + -y + deuce + -y

Latin as ‘unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage’

Old French as

Middle English as

English ace

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ‘two’

Proto-Italic *duō ‘two’

Latin duo ‘two’

Old French deus ‘two’

Middle English dewes ‘two’

English deuce

Today it means

noun two pair, aces and twos.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / acey-deucey