Etymology

celerity

ce·ler·i·ty
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Today it means: Speed, swiftness. Full definition →

Old French celeritee ← Latin celeritās ← Proto-Indo-European *kel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kel-
  2. Latinceler
  3. Latinceleritās
  4. Old Frenchceleritee
  5. English todaycelerity

From Old French celeritee (compare French célérité), from Latin celeritas, from celer (“fast, swift”).

Words from the same roots

Latinceleritas all →

celeritoussupercee

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.