Where does “rivaal” come from?

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

rivaal (Dutch): rival, opponent

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	rival	rival
2	Latin	rīvālis	—
3	Latin	-ālis	—
4	Proto-Italic	-ālis	—

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