Etymograph

English

revere

Revere comes from French révérer ‘to revere’, from Latin vereor ‘to fear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to cover, heed, notice’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to cover, heed, notice’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*werēōr‘to be wary’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvereor‘to fear’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevereor‘to stand in awe (of), regard, respect, honor, reverence, revere’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentrévérer‘to revere’
  6. Englishtodayrevere

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to cover, heed, notice’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*werēōr‘to be wary’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvereor‘to fear’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevereor‘to stand in awe (of), regard, respect, honor, reverence, revere’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentrévérer‘to revere’
  6. Englishtodayrevere

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to cover, heed, notice’

wear, guard, ward, con, garage, regard, warn, worm, garrison, optic, weir, beware, panorama, malware, ware, verge, wry, prosaic, guaranty, diorama, vermin, vermilion, milliner, varmint, vermicelli, vermiculite, vermeil, 68 more

Today it means

verb To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / revere

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