Where does “rival” come from?

rival (Czech) comes from German rival, from Latin rīvālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

rival (Czech): rival, competitor, opponent

Definitions

  1. rival, competitor, opponent

Ancestry of “rival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrivalrivalrous
2LatinrīvālisOf or pertaining to a brook
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “rival”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin rīvālis →