Where does “celer” come from?
celer (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman celer, from Latin celare, from Latin celo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “celer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | celer | to conceal |
| 2 | Latin | celare | present active infinitive of cēlō; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | celo | to hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, conceal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱēl- | invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |