Where does “ribal” come from?

ribal (Tagalog) comes from Spanish rival, from Latin rīvālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

ribal (Tagalog): rival; competitor

Definitions

  1. rival; competitor

Ancestry of “ribal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrivaladverse, rival; rival
2LatinrīvālisOf or pertaining to a brook
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin rīvālis →
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