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Where does “rivalrous” come from?

rivalrous (English) comes from English rivalry, 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.

rivalrous (English): Having a relationship of rivalry; Which can be...

Definitions

  1. Having a relationship of rivalry; Which can be...

Ancestry of “rivalrous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrivalryAn ongoing relationship between rivals who...
2EnglishrivalA competitor with the same goal as another, or...
3Latinrivalitasrivalship, rivalry
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “rivalrous”

  • nonrivalrous
  • rivalrousness
  • rivalrously
  • unrivalrous
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