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