velox

Meaning

swift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy

Concepts

fast

quick

pacey

fleet

swift

rapid

expeditious

Opposite of

lentus, tardus, sērus

Synonyms

celer

levis

celox

citus

rapidulus

Translations

rapide

veloz

veloce

veloz

rápido

rapido

hızlı

ανεξίτηλο

rápido

waschecht

vlug

snel

pronto

sofortig

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈweː.ɫoːks]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-lo- (“wind”), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), named after the speed of wind.
Older theories derive the word from Proto-Italic *weksloks, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”) (whence vehō).