Etymology of the English word coulee
the English word
couleederived from the Canadian French word
couleederived from the Old French word
femininederived from the Latin word
femininus (woman's; female, feminine)
derived from the Latin word
femina (woman; female)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
dhēi-derived from the Old French word
avenirderived from the Latin word
advenire (come to, arrive; arrive at)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerderived from the Latin word
colare (strain, filter , clarify)
derived from the Latin word
colum (large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine; strainer, filter, sieve)
derived from the French word
coulerDate
The earliest known usage of coulee in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
