Where does “molecula” come from?

molecula (English) comes from Latin molecula, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

molecula (English): A molecule; a small particle of something

Definitions

  1. A molecule; a small particle of something

Ancestry of “molecula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmoleculamolecule
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin molecula →