Where does “revanche” come from?

revanche (English) comes from French revanche, from French revancher, from Old French revenchier, from Old French vengier, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

revanche (English): Revenge or retaliation; The political policy of...

Definitions

Revenge or retaliation; The political policy of...

Ancestry of “revanche”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	revanche	revenge; vengeance; rematch
2	French	revancher	to take revenge
3	Old French	revenchier	—
4	Old French	vengier	to avenge, to take revenge
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

Every word from Latin calx →Every word from Latin -tiō →Every word from Latin dis- →