percolate

The story

1. Latin · borrowed frompercōlātus
2. English todaypercolate

Borrowed from Latin percōlātus, perfect passive participle of percōlō (“to filter”), itself, from per (“through”) + cōlō (“to strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown origin); see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

First known use, by meaning

• from 1626 To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
• from 1684 To drain or seep through a porous substance.
• from c. 1676 To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
• from 1853 A liquid that has been percolated.