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Where does “rival” come from?

rival (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin rīvālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

rival (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rival

Definitions

  1. a rival

Ancestry of “rival”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrīvālis—
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “rival”

  • erkerival
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →