Etymology

reaccelerate

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Today it means: To accelerate again or anew. Full definition →

English accelerate ← Latin accelerātiō ← Proto-Indo-European *kel-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kel-
  11. Latinceler
  12. Latincelerō
  13. Latinaccelerō
  14. Latinaccelerātu
  15. Latinaccelerō
  16. Latinaccelerātiō
  17. Englishaccelerationbf.
  18. Englishaccelerate
  19. English todayreaccelerate

From re- + accelerate.

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