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
- A person or thing that reveals
Ancestry of “revealer”, step by step
| 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 | — |