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Where does “celer” come from?

celer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin celare, from Latin celo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

celer (Anglo-Norman): to conceal

Definitions

  1. to conceal

Ancestry of “celer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincelarepresent active infinitive of cēlō; second-person...
2LatinceloI hide , cover, keep a secret, conceal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱēl-invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “celer”

  • cellar
  • cellarer
  • cellarage
  • cellaret
  • cellarman
  • subcellar
  • cellarway
  • cellarette
  • cellarlike
  • cellarful
  • cellarmaster
  • cellaress
  • cellarless
  • cellary
  • cellarous
  • cellarist
  • undercellar
  • salt cellar
  • seler
  • celer
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