Where does “emulo” come from?
emulo (Italian) comes from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
emulo (Italian): emulator; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- emulator; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “emulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |