Where does “emulation” come from?
Emulation comes from Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulationem, derived from Latin aemulatio and the suffix -tio, ultimately from Latin aemulus meaning rival, traced to Ancient Greek ἁμιλλάομαι meaning to compete.
emulation (English): The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone...
Definitions
- The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone...
Ancestry of “emulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | émulation | — |
| 2 | Latin | aemulatio | The endeavor to be equal to or match another in... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |