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Where does “revelour” come from?

revelour (Middle English) comes from Middle English revelen, from Middle French révéler, from Old French reveler, from Latin revelare, from Latin velare, from Latin velo, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd.

revelour (Middle English): reveller

Definitions

  1. reveller

Ancestry of “revelour”, step by step

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

Words derived from “revelour”

  • reveller
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