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Where does “émulateur” come from?

émulateur (French) comes from Latin aemulator, from Latin aemulor, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

émulateur (French): emulator

Definitions

  1. emulator

Ancestry of “émulateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaemulatoremulator, imitator; rival; second-person singular...
2LatinaemulorI endeavour to equal or excel someone, rival, vie...
3Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
4Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimosimitation
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
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