revel

revel · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromrebello“to rebel”
2. Old French · derived fromrevel
3. Middle English · inherited fromrevelen
4. English todayrevel

From Middle English revelen, from Old French revel, from reveler (“to be disorderly, to make merry”), from Latin rebello (“to rebel”). Doublet of rebel.

revel · verb, noun²

1. Latin · borrowed fromrevellere
2. English todayrevel

From Latin revellere, from re- + vellere (“to pluck, pull”).

Revel · proper noun³

1. Latin · derived fromrebellis“he who revolts, rebels”
2. Old French · derived fromreveau“rebel”
3. English todayRevel

* As an English surname, variant of Revell. * As a French surname, from Old French reveau (“rebel”). * Also as a French surname, from several places in France, such as Revel, Haute-Garonne, named after a nearby Mont Revel, from Latin rebellis (“he who revolts, rebels”).

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