Where does “mols” come from?

mols (English) comes from English mol, from German mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

mols (English): plural of mol

Definitions

  1. plural of mol

Ancestry of “mols”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolAlternative spelling of mole
2Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
3GermanMolekülmolecule
4Frenchmoléculemolecule
5New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
6Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →