Where does “revetlla” come from?
revetlla (Catalan) comes from Catalan re, from Latin rem, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
revetlla (Catalan): merrymaking, night-time fair
Definitions
- merrymaking, night-time fair
Ancestry of “revetlla”, step by step
revetlla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | re | Alternative form of res; re |
| 2 | Latin | rem | accusative singular of rēs |
| 3 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 4 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 5 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 6 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Catalan vetlla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vetlla | vigil |