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Where does “rival” come from?

rival (French) comes from Latin rīvālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

rival (French): rival

Definitions

  1. rival

Ancestry of “rival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīvālis—
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “rival”

  • rivalité
  • rivaliser
  • rivalisieren
  • rivaal
  • rivaliteit
  • ärkerival
  • rival
  • rywal
  • erkerival
  • rival
  • rivalizál
  • rivalizálás
  • erkerival
  • rival
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