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Where does “percolation” come from?

Percolation derives from Latin percolatio, formed from the verb colo meaning to strain or filter, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.

percolation (English): The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a...

Definitions

  1. The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a...

Ancestry of “percolation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpercolatioa straining filtering through, percolation
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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