Where does “molecular” come from?
molecular (English) comes from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
molecular (English): Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by...
Definitions
- Relating to, or consisting of, or produced by...
Ancestry of “molecular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
Words derived from “molecular”
- intermolecular
- macromolecular
- intramolecular
- supramolecular
- biomolecular
- molecularly
- bimolecular
- monomolecular
- unimolecular
- orthomolecular
- turbomolecular
- multimolecular
- molecularity
- supermolecular
- equimolecular
- molecularization
- intramolecularly
- nonmolecular
- trimolecular
- submolecular
- intermolecularly
- termolecular
- biomacromolecular
- metallosupramolecular