myEtymology.com: English etymology of emulating

Etymology of the English word emulating

the English word emulating

derived from the English word emulate

derived from the Latin word aemulatio (rivalry, ambition; unfriendly rivalry)

derived from the Latin word aemulari (ape, imitate, emulate)

derived from the Latin word aemulus (envious, jealous, grudging; rival, competitor, love rival)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *aim-

derived from the Latin word aemulatus (emulation, envy, rivalry)

derived from the Latin word aemulare (ape, imitate, emulate)