Where does “intermolecular” come from?
Intermolecular comes from English molecule plus the English suffix -ary, from Latin -ārius and -ālis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European welH- meaning to turn or roll.
intermolecular (English): from one molecule to another; between molecules
Definitions
- from one molecule to another; between molecules
Ancestry of “intermolecular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | molecular | Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by... |
| 2 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 4 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |