English
emulatory
From emulate + -ory.
Formed from emulate + -ory
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- ‘to imitate’
Proto-Italic *aimos ‘imitation’
Latin aemulus ‘rival, emulator’
Latin aemulor ‘to rival, emulate’
Latin aemulātus
English emulate
Today it means
adj Pertaining to emulation or rivalry.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / emulatory