Where does “micromolecule” come from?

micromolecule (English) comes from English molecule, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

micromolecule (English): A molecule that has a relatively small molecular...

Definitions

  1. A molecule that has a relatively small molecular...

Ancestry of “micromolecule”, step by step

micromolecule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English molecule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoleculeThe smallest particle of a specific element or...
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “micromolecule”

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