Where does “revelrous” come from?
revelrous (English) comes from English revelry, from English revel, from Middle English revelen, from Middle French révéler, from Old French reveler, from Latin revelare, from Latin velare, from Latin velo.
revelrous (English): Characterized by or engaged in boisterous merry-making
Definitions
- Characterized by or engaged in boisterous merry-making
Ancestry of “revelrous”, step by step
revelrous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revelry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revelry | Joyful or riotous merry-making |
| 2 | English | revel | An instance of merrymaking; a celebration; A kind... |
| 3 | Middle English | revelen | To revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To... |
| 4 | Middle French | révéler | — |
| 5 | Old French | reveler | to revel; to be disorderly, to make merry; to... |
| 6 | Latin | revelare | present active infinitive of revēlō;... |
| 7 | Latin | velare | present active infinitive of vēlō; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | velo | I cover, wrap, veil; I conceal, cover |
| 9 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |