Where does “irrevealable” come from?
irrevealable (English) comes from English revealable, from English reveal, from Middle English revelen, from Middle French révéler, from Old French reveler, from Latin revelare, from Latin velare, from Latin velo.
irrevealable (English): Incapable of being revealed
Definitions
- Incapable of being revealed
Ancestry of “irrevealable”, step by step
irrevealable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revealable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revealable | Able to be revealed; capable of revealing |
| 2 | English | reveal | The outer side of a window or door frame; the... |
| 3 | Middle English | revelen | To revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To... |
| 4 | Middle French | révéler | — |
| 5 | Old French | reveler | to revel; to be disorderly, to make merry; to... |
| 6 | Latin | revelare | present active infinitive of revēlō;... |
| 7 | Latin | velare | present active infinitive of vēlō; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | velo | I cover, wrap, veil; I conceal, cover |
| 9 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |