écouler

French

verb
Definitions
  • to sell off, to shift
  • (reflexive) to flow
  • (reflexive) to pass, to elapse
  • (reflexive) to diminish, to dwindle away slowly

Etymology

Prefix from French couler (flow) inherited from Latin *excolāre, cōlāre.

Origin

Latin

cōlāre

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