Where does “veloce” come from?

veloce (English) comes from Italian veloce, from Latin vēlōx, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

veloce (English): with great rapidity

Definitions

  1. with great rapidity

Ancestry of “veloce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvelocefast, quick, speedy, rapid; cursory
2Latinvēlōxswift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy
3Latinpēsa foot, in its senses as
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Ancient Greek μέτρον
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