Where does “rivaal” come from?

rivaal (Dutch) comes from French rival, from Latin rīvālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

rivaal (Dutch): rival, opponent

Definitions

  1. rival, opponent

Ancestry of “rivaal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rivaal”

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