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

  1. emulator; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “emulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
2Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
3Proto-Italicaimosimitation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “emulo

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