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Where does “molècula” come from?

molècula (Catalan) comes from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs.

molècula (Catalan): molecule

Definitions

  1. molecule

Ancestry of “molècula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
2Latinmōlēs—

Words derived from “molècula”

  • molecular
Every word from Latin mōlēs →