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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | revelen | To revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To... |
| 2 | Middle French | révéler | — |
| 3 | Old French | reveler | to revel; to be disorderly, to make merry; to... |
| 4 | Latin | revelare | present active infinitive of revēlō;... |
| 5 | Latin | velare | present active infinitive of vēlō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | velo | I cover, wrap, veil; I conceal, cover |
| 7 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
via Latin revellere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | revellere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |