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Where does “revel” come from?

revel (Old 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 “revel”, 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—

Words derived from “revel”

  • reveal
  • revealing
  • revel
  • revelry
  • revealer
  • revealingly
  • reveller
  • unrevealing
  • revealeth
  • revealment
  • revealest
  • revealable
  • unrevealable
  • nonrevealing
  • revealability
  • revellest
  • revelment
  • unrevealingly
  • irrevealable
  • revelleth
  • semirevealing
  • revealee
  • reveling
  • revelen
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