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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevelryJoyful or riotous merry-making
2EnglishrevelAn instance of merrymaking; a celebration; A kind...
3Middle EnglishrevelenTo revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To...
4Middle Frenchrévéler
5Old Frenchrevelerto revel; to be disorderly, to make merry; to...
6Latinrevelarepresent active infinitive of revēlō;...
7Latinvelarepresent active infinitive of vēlō; second-person...
8LatinveloI cover, wrap, veil; I conceal, cover
9Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
10Proto-Italic-ōd
11Proto-Indo-European-éad

via English ous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishousplural of ou
2EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
3AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
4Dutchoudold
5Middle Dutchoutold
6Old Dutchald
7Proto-West Germanicaldold
8Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éadEvery word from Latin -oEvery word from Latin velo