Where does “rivalmance” come from?

rivalmance (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.

rivalmance (English): A romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II

Definitions

  1. A romance with a character with whom the player has an antagonistic relationship in Dragon Age II

Ancestry of “rivalmance”, step by step

rivalmance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rival

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrivalA competitor with the same goal as another, or...
2Latinrivalitasrivalship, rivalry
3Latin-tāsty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via English mance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós