Monday-ish word: celerity
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Swiftness; speed.
The word itself is little used in conversation these days, but it does live on in the names of various companies.
Etymology: Latin celeritas, swiftness. Think 'accelerate'.
'Celery' has unrelated origins (from selinon, parsley).
This week's word comes from the introduction to Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm by Philip Pullman.