apocalypse
‘the Book of Revelation’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. apocalips(e), appocalyppce, apocalyps, apocalippis < Ch.Lat. apocalypsis ‘revelation’ < Gk. apokalyptein ‘uncover, disclose, reveal’ < apo- ‘off, away from’ + kalyptein ‘to cover, conceal’ < uhpaw < apo- < Tamil ava