Where does “emulous” come from?

Emulous comes from Latin aemulus, from Ancient Greek ἁμιλλάομαι, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym-.

emulous (English): Ambitious or competitive

Definitions

  1. Ambitious or competitive

Ancestry of “emulous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
2Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
3Proto-Italicaimosimitation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “emulous”

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