Where does “emulate” come from?
emulate (Italian) comes from Italian emulato, from Italian emulare, from Latin aemulor, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
emulate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “emulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | emulato | past participle of emulare |
| 2 | Italian | emulare | To emulate |
| 3 | Latin | aemulor | I endeavour to equal or excel someone, rival, vie... |
| 4 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |