Where does “révélateur” come from?
révélateur (French) comes from French révéler, from Old French reveler, from Latin revelare, from Latin velare, from Latin velo, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
révélateur (French): revealer, one who reveals or uncovers something;...
Definitions
- revealer, one who reveals or uncovers something;...
Ancestry of “révélateur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | révéler | to reveal, to give away; to develop; to emerge |
| 2 | Old French | reveler | to revel; to be disorderly, to make merry; to... |
| 3 | Latin | revelare | present active infinitive of revēlō;... |
| 4 | Latin | velare | present active infinitive of vēlō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | velo | I cover, wrap, veil; I conceal, cover |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |