Where does “picomol” come from?

picomol (English) comes from English pico, from Cebuano piho, from Spanish fijo, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

picomol (English): Alternative form of picomole

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of picomole

Ancestry of “picomol”, step by step

picomol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicoClipping of pico de gallo
2Cebuanopihocertain; specific
3Spanishfijofixed; firm; concrete, tangible
4Latinfīxusunwavering
5Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
6Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

via English mol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolAlternative spelling of mole
2Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
3GermanMolekülmolecule
4Frenchmoléculemolecule
5New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
6Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →