Etymology

emulation

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Today it means: The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions. Full definition →

Middle French émulation ← Latin aemulātiō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromaemulātiō
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromémulation
  3. English todayemulation

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

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