Celer
/ˈseɪ.lər/noun
A Latin adjective meaning swift, quick, or fast.
Did you know?Latin celer is the root of English words like accelerate and accelerate’s older cousin celerity, showing how speed was once treated almost like a force you could summon by naming it.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱel-
“to be swift, to hasten”
Latin
Latin
celer
“swift, quick, rapid”
Late Latin
Latin
celeritas
“swiftness, speed”
Old French
OF
celerite
“speed, quickness”
Middle English
English
celerite
“swiftness, rapidity”
Modern English
English
celerity
“swiftness or speed”
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