Percolate comes from a Latin verb meaning "to put through a sieve". Something that percolates filters through something else, just as small particles pass through a sieve.

Who invented percolator?

The first modern percolator incorporating the rising of boiling water through a tube to form a continuous cycle and capable of being heated on a kitchen stove was invented in 1819 by the Parisian tinsmith Joseph-Henry-Marie Laurens. Its principle was then often copied and modified.

What does the word Percollate mean?

to pass through a porous substance; filter; ooze; seep; trickle. to become percolated: The coffee is starting to percolate. to become active, lively, or spirited.