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Where does “revealable” come from?

revealable (English) comes from English reveal, from Middle English revelen, from Middle French révéler, from Old French reveler, from Latin revelare, from Latin velare, from Latin velo, from Latin -o.

revealable (English): Able to be revealed; capable of revealing

Definitions

  1. Able to be revealed; capable of revealing

Ancestry of “revealable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevealThe outer side of a window or door frame; the...
2Middle EnglishrevelenTo revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To...
3Middle Frenchrévéler—
4Old Frenchrevelerto revel; to be disorderly, to make merry; to...
5Latinrevelarepresent active infinitive of revēlō;...
6Latinvelarepresent active infinitive of vēlō; second-person...
7LatinveloI cover, wrap, veil; I conceal, cover
8Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
9Proto-Italic-ōd—
10Proto-Indo-European-éad—

Words derived from “revealable”

  • unrevealable
  • irrevealable
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