Where does “revelen” come from?
revelen (Middle English) comes from Middle 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.
revelen (Middle English): To revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To...
Definitions
- To revel; to merry-make or entertain oneself; To...
Ancestry of “revelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | révéler | — |
| 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 | — |