aemulatio.
rivalry, ambition; unfriendly rivalry; (envious) emulation, imitation;
Meaning & usage
The endeavor to be equal to or match another in something; emulation, ambition; rivalry, competition.
Jealousy, envy, malevolence.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aimos Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin aemulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aemulor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin aemulātiō From aemulor (“to rival, emulate”) + -tiō.
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