rivaliser etymology

French word rivaliser comes from French -iser (-ise/-ize.), French rival (Rival Rival (attributively).)

Detailed word origin of rivaliser

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-iser French (fra) -ise/-ize.
rival French (fra) Rival Rival (attributively).
rivaliser French (fra) (intransitive) to compete.

Words with the same origin as rivaliser

Descendants of -iser
brutaliser caraméliser civilisation coloniser commercialiser concrétiser focaliser localiser légaliser moderniser monopoliser mémoriser officialiser rationaliser relativiser ridiculiser sensibilisation socialiser sodomiser sponsoriser spécialiser valoriser verbaliser économiser