Where does “filtrate” come from?
Filtrate comes from Late Latin filtratus, past participle of Latin filtro, meaning to strain or filter.
filtrate (English): The liquid or solution that has passed through a...
Definitions
- The liquid or solution that has passed through a...
Ancestry of “filtrate”, step by step
filtrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin filtrātus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | filtrātus | — |
via English filtrō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filtrō | — |