Swedish word Emilia comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym-, Ancient Greek ἁμιλλάομαι, and later Proto-Italic *aimos (Imitation.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*h₂eym- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
ἁμιλλάομαι | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
*aimos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Imitation. |
*aimolos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | In a bad sense, envious, jealous. Striving to equal or excel, rivaling. |
aemulus | Latin (lat) | In a bad sense, envious, jealous. Striving to equal or excel, rivaling. |
Aemilius | Latin (lat) | A Roman gens name. |
Aemilia | Latin (lat) | A feminine praenomen. |
Emilia | Swedish (sv) | A female given name., cognate to Emily. |