Where does “molekula” come from?

molekula (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian моле́кула, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molekula (Crimean Tatar): molecule

Definitions

  1. molecule

Ancestry of “molekula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмоле́кулаmolecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →