Where does “revel” come from?

Revel comes from Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from Latin revelare meaning "to unveil," composed of the prefix re- and bellus.

revel (English): An instance of merrymaking; a celebration; A kind...

Definitions

  1. An instance of merrymaking; a celebration; A kind...

Ancestry of “revel”, step by step

revel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English revelen

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

via Latin revellere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrevellerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Words derived from “revel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éadEvery word from Latin -oEvery word from Latin velo
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