Where does “rivaless” come from?
rivaless (English) comes from English rival, from Latin rivalitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
rivaless (English): A female rival
Definitions
- A female rival
Ancestry of “rivaless”, step by step
rivaless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rival | A competitor with the same goal as another, or... |
| 2 | Latin | rivalitas | rivalship, rivalry |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |