myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of aemulus

Other forms:

feminine: aemula
neutral: aemulum
masculine: aemulus
genitive: aemuli
alternate spelling: æmulus

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Etymology of the Latin word aemulus

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

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

English emulous, French émule, Italian emulo, Portuguese êmulo, Spanish émulo