Where does “intramolecular” come from?
Intramolecular comes from English molecule with the Latin suffix -arius, ultimately deriving from Latin intra meaning within.
intramolecular (English): Between different parts of the same molecule
Definitions
- Between different parts of the same molecule
Ancestry of “intramolecular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “intramolecular”