Etymograph

English

accelero-

Accelero- comes from Latin accelerō ‘to quicken, hasten, speed up, accelerate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kel- ‘to drive, particularly of animals’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kel-‘to drive, particularly of animals’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEceler‘fast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcelerō‘to quicken, accelerate’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccelerō‘to quicken, hasten, speed up, accelerate’
  5. Englishtodayaccelero-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kel-‘to drive, particularly of animals’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEceler‘fast, swift, quick, speedy, fleet’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcelerō‘to quicken, accelerate’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaccelerō‘to quicken, hasten, speed up, accelerate’
  5. Englishtodayaccelero-

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kel- ‘to drive, particularly of animals’

hold, halt, gallon, heel, hilt, hield, 6 more

Today it means

prefix acceleration

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kel- / accelero-

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