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Where does “aemulor” come from?

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

aemulor (Latin): I endeavour to equal or excel someone, rival, vie...

Definitions

  1. I endeavour to equal or excel someone, rival, vie...

Ancestry of “aemulor”, 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 “aemulor”

  • emulate
  • emulation
  • emulative
  • emulatively
  • emulatable
  • emulateth
  • æmulate
  • æmulated
  • aemulationem
  • aemulatrix
  • aemulans
  • aemulaturus
  • aemulandus
  • obaemulor
  • obaemulans
  • obaemulaturus
  • obaemulatus
  • obaemulandus
  • aemulator
  • aemulatio
  • aemulatus
  • emulación
  • emulato
  • emula
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