Where does “revealer” come from?

Revealer comes from English reveal, formed with the agent suffix -er from Old French -er, derived from Latin -āre (infinitive ending) via Latin -ārius (agent suffix), ultimately from Latin bellus meaning beautiful or fine.

revealer (English): A person or thing that reveals

Definitions

  1. A person or thing that reveals

Ancestry of “revealer”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éadEvery word from Latin -oEvery word from Latin velo