myEtymology.com: English etymology of revelry

Etymology of the English word revelry

the English word revelry

derived from the English word revel

derived from the Old French word reveler

derived from the Latin word revelare (show; reveal)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word velare (veil, cover, cover up)

derived from the Latin word velum (veil; sail, covering; curtain)

derived from the Latin word rebellare (rebel, revolt)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word bellum (war, warfare; battle)

derived from the Late Latin word bellare (fight, wage war, struggle)

using the English suffix -ry

derived from the English suffix -ery

derived from the English suffix -y

derived from the Latin suffix -ia

derived from the Latin suffix -ium

derived from the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Word found in Modern English