Where does “revealment” come from?
revealment (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.
revealment (English): The act of revealing something; revelation
Definitions
- The act of revealing something; revelation
Ancestry of “revealment”, step by step
revealment 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 | — |