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
- Able to be revealed; capable of revealing
Ancestry of “revealable”, step by step
revealable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reveal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reveal | The outer side of a window or door frame; the... |
| 2 | Middle English | revelen | To revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To... |
| 3 | Middle French | révéler | — |
| 4 | Old French | reveler | to revel; to be disorderly, to make merry; to... |
| 5 | Latin | revelare | present active infinitive of revēlō;... |
| 6 | Latin | velare | present active infinitive of vēlō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | velo | I cover, wrap, veil; I conceal, cover |
| 8 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |