Accelerator
/əkˈsɛləˌreɪtər/noun
A person or thing that increases speed, rate, or development.
Did you know?Accelerator comes from Latin accelerāre, formed from ad + celer—so the core idea is ancient: to drive something toward swiftness, not magic, even if it feels like it.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
accelerāre
“to hasten, speed up”
Late Latin
Latin
accelerātor
“one who speeds up or hastens”
14th Century
English
accelerator
“a person or thing that hastens or increases speed”
Modern English
English
accelerator
“a device or agent that increases speed, rate, or intensity”
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