col- root words — words with the col- root

The root col- comes from Latin colare, meaning strain, filter. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including colander, percolate, percolated, percolating, percolation, percolator, coulis, coulisse, couloir, cullis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the col- root

Explore words with col- — words containing the col- root and sharing its sense of "strain, filter". Examples include colander, percolate, percolated, percolating, percolation, percolator, coulis, coulisse, couloir, cullis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The col- root means strain, filter, from Latin colare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.