Where does “rivalry” come from?
Rivalry derives from English rival, from Latin rivalis meaning "using the same stream," from Latin rivus meaning "stream," from Proto-Indo-European h₃rih₂wós, ultimately from the root h₃er- meaning "to flow."
rivalry (English): An ongoing relationship between rivals who...
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- An ongoing relationship between rivals who...
Ancestry of “rivalry”, step by step
| 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 |