aemulus.
rival, competitor, love rival; diligent imitator/follower; equal/peer;
Meaning & usage
striving to equal or excel, rivaling
in a bad sense, envious, jealous
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *aimos (“imitation”) + -ulus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“to imitate”). Cognate with Hittite 𒄭𒅎𒈠𒀸 c (ḫi-im-ma-aš /ḫimmaš/, “substitute, imitation”).
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