Where does “rywal” come from?

rywal (Polish) comes from French rival, from Latin rīvālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

rywal (Polish): A male rival, competitor

Definitions

  1. A male rival, competitor

Ancestry of “rywal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrivalrival
2LatinrīvālisOf or pertaining to a brook
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

Words derived from “rywal”

Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin rīvālis →
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