Where does “revo” come from?
revo (Ido) comes from Ido revar, from Esperanto revi, from Esperanto revo, from French rêve, from French rêver, from Middle French resver, from Old French resver, from Frankish hnapp — bowl; cup.
revo (Ido): daydream
Ancestry of “revo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | revar | to daydream |
| 2 | Esperanto | revi | to daydream |
| 3 | Esperanto | revo | daydream |
| 4 | French | rêve | dream; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | French | rêver | to dream |
| 6 | Middle French | resver | to dream |
| 7 | Old French | resver | to hallucinate; to be delirious; to wander about |
| 8 | Frankish | hnapp | cup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hnappaz | bowl; cup |