ENGLISH ROOT WORD: celer- from Latin celerare, celer

 

【celer-】 is word -forming element
usually meaning "quick"
from Latin "celerare, celer"

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[WORD ROOT]root celer
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] celer
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) celerare, celer
[MEANING]root quick

 

 

 

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 celerare hasten
• 【Latin】 celer swift

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

accelerable, accelerate, acceleration, accelerative, accelerator, celer, celerity, decelerate, deceleration

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

accelerable [adjective] from accelerate < celer
【DEFINITION】 Able to be given increased speed; able to be accelerated
【DERIVATIVEs】 accelerable, accelerate, acceleration, accelerative, acceleratory, accelerator
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ celer; ⑶ able; suffix

accelerate [verb] from accelerate < celer
【DEFINITION】 If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 hasten the occurrence of
【CONJUGATIONs】 accelerated, accelerated, accelerating, accelerates
【DERIVATIVEs】 accelerable, accelerate, acceleration, accelerative, acceleratory, accelerator
【ANTONYM】 decelerate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ celer; quick ⑶ ate; verb suffix

acceleration [noun] from accelerate < celer
【DEFINITION】 The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 act or condition of going faster,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 accelerable, accelerate, acceleration, accelerative, acceleratory, accelerator
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ celer; ⑶ at(ate); suffix ⑷ ion(ation); noun suffix

accelerative [adjective] from accelerate < celer
【DEFINITION】 of, relating to, or tending to cause acceleration : ACCELERATING
【DERIVATIVEs】 accelerable, accelerate, acceleration, accelerative, acceleratory, accelerator
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ celer; ⑶ ative; suffix

accelerator [noun] from accelerate < celer
【DEFINITION】 The accelerator in a car or other vehicle is the pedal which you press with your foot in order to make the vehicle go faster.
【DERIVATIVEs】 accelerable, accelerate, acceleration, accelerative, acceleratory, accelerator
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ac(ad); to, toward ⑵ celer; ⑶ at(ate); suffix ⑷ or; noun suffix

celer [combining form] from celer
【DEFINITION】 swift
【ROOTs】 celer; quick

celerity [noun] from celer
【DEFINITION】 rapidity; swiftness; speed
【PRIMARY MEANING】 swiftness, rapidity of motion,
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ celer; ⑵ ity; noun suffix

decelerate [verb] from decelerate < celer
【DEFINITION】 When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
【CONJUGATIONs】 decelerated, decelerated, decelerating, decelerates
【DERIVATIVEs】 deceleration, decelerator, decelerate
【SYNONYM】 slow down
【ANTONYM】 accelerate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de(dis); away, spart ⑵ celer; quick ⑶ ate; verb suffix

 

deceleration [noun] from decelerate < celer
【DEFINITION】
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【DERIVATIVEs】 deceleration, decelerator, decelerate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; down, under ⑵ celer; ⑶ at(ate); suffix ⑷ ion(ation); noun suffix

Other word list containing celer-; acceleratory

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

cel-
cede-, cess-
caus, cuse
caust-, calm-
cata-, cath-, cat-
cast-
carbo-, carb-
care
cast
cardio-

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: cel- from Latin cella, celare, clam

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