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aemulatus.

emulation, envy, rivalry;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ae̯.mʊˈɫaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[e.muˈlaː.tus][ae̯.mʊˈɫaː.tuːs]Classical-Latin[e.muˈlaː.tus]
  1. rivalry, jealousy

    declension-4
  2. emulation

    declension-4
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 *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin aemulātus From aemulor + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[ae̯.mʊˈɫaː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[e.muˈlaː.tus]
  1. having vied, rivaled; having emulated, copied

    active · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · perfect
  2. having equaled someone by emulating

    active · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · perfect
  3. having been envious or jealous of

    active · declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect active participle of aemulor (“to rival, emulate”).

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