Latin
celer
‘fast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin celer.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin celer, most familiar first.
- acceleration ← accelerātiō ← accelerō ← celerō
- accelerate ← accelerātus ← accelerō ← celerō
- celerity ← celeritee ← celeritās
- accelerando ← accelero ← celerō
- celeritous ← célérité ← celeritas
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Etymograph / Latin celer