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Where does “revo” come from?

revo (Esperanto) comes from French rêve, from French rêver, from Middle French resver, from Old French resver, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

revo (Esperanto): daydream

Definitions

  1. daydream

Ancestry of “revo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrêvedream; first-person singular present indicative...
2Frenchrêverto dream
3Middle Frenchresverto dream
4Old Frenchresverto hallucinate; to be delirious; to wander about
5Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
6Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

Words derived from “revo”

  • revolando
  • elreviĝi
  • revon
  • revi
  • revar
  • revo
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