English
reveller
Reveller comes from Old French reveler ‘to revel’, from Latin rebellō ‘to renew war, to wage war again’, and ultimately from Old Latin duellum.
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEduellum
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbellum‘war’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEbellō‘to wage war’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErebellō‘to renew war, to wage war again’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reveler‘to revel’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500revelen‘to revel’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500revelour
- Englishtodayreveller
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEduellum
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbellum‘war’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEbellō‘to wage war’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErebellō‘to renew war, to wage war again’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reveler‘to revel’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500revelen‘to revel’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500revelour
- Englishtodayreveller
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to fit’
down, town, tool, teen, dynamic, dynasty, tow, dun, dynamo, dynastic, tine, taw, 91 more
through Proto-Italic *dwenos ‘good’
bona, benefice, beaucoup, beauteous, 34 more
through Archaic Latin duenos
ben, bonus, beneficial, optimal, bonnie, optimism, boon, beneficiary, bene, bonny, bonbon, 34 more
through Old Latin *duenelos
beautiful, beauty, boo, beau, beal, bello, bauble, 16 more
through Old Latin duellum
through Latin bellum ‘war’
through Latin bellō ‘to wage war’
rebellion, rebellious, rebelling, 6 more
through Latin rebellō ‘to renew war, to wage war again’
through Middle English revelen ‘to revel’
Today it means
noun One who attends revels; a partygoer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Latin duellum / reveller