Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “révéler” come from?

révéler (Middle French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “révéler”, step by step

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