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Where does “Aemilianus” come from?

Aemilianus (Latin) comes from Latin Aemilius, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

Ancestry of “Aemilianus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAemilius—
2Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
3Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
4Proto-Italicaimosimitation
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “Aemilianus”

  • Emiliano
  • Émilien
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