rivalis.
Of or pertaining to a brook.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to a brook.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *h₃riHwós Proto-Italic *rīwos Archaic Latin rīvos Latin rīvus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin rīvālis From rīvus (“brook; channel”) + -ālis.
Someone who uses the same brook or stream as another; someone who has the same mistress as another; competitor (in love); rival.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *h₃riHwós Proto-Italic *rīwos Archaic Latin rīvos Latin rīvus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin rīvālis From rīvus (“brook; channel”) + -ālis.
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