English → Latin
“velocity” in Latin
celeritāsquickness, speed, swiftness, haste, celerityvēlōcitāsspeed, velocity, swiftness, rapidity, fleetnesspernīcĭtasnimblenessincitātiōincitement; vehemence, ardourrapiditāsswiftness, velocity, rapidity (especially of a body of water)flūmena river; flowing water; a stream, flood; flow, fluency, fluiditycelerfast, swift, quick, speedy, fleetraptimhastily, suddenly, speedily, hurriedly
The English word velocity itself goes back to Latin vēlōx, through vēlōcitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
velocity
celeritas: velocitas (general terms of rapid motion, as visible): pernicitas (fleetness): incitatio (of a body driven onward): rapiditas (e.g., fluminis): Velocity in speaking, dicendi celeritas; oratio ineitatior: with velocity, celeriter; raptim.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for velocity?
- The usual Latin words for “velocity” are celeritās, vēlōcitās, pernīcĭtas; also incitātiō, rapiditās, flūmen. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.