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Where does “attomole” come from?

attomole (English) comes from English molé, from English Moll, from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם.

attomole (English): 10 of a mole

Definitions

  1. 10 of a mole

Ancestry of “attomole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoléAlternative spelling of mole
2EnglishMoll—
3EnglishmaryA male homosexual
4Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Old FrenchMarie—
6LatinMarīa—
7Ancient GreekΜαρία—
8Hebrewמִרְיָם—
9Aramaicמריםbitter
10Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →