Where does “Emílio” come from?

Emílio (Portuguese) 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 “Emílio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAemiliusA Roman gens name
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 →