Where does “emulu” come from?

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

emulu (Maltese): emulous

Definitions

  1. emulous

Ancestry of “emulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianemuloemulator; first-person singular present...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →