Where does “molekula” come from?

molekula (Czech) comes from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molekula (Czech): molecule

Definitions

  1. molecule

Ancestry of “molekula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
2Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

Words derived from “molekula”

Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →