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Where does “submolecular” come from?

submolecular (English) comes from English molecular, 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.

submolecular (English): Below the molecular scale; smaller than a...

Definitions

  1. Below the molecular scale; smaller than a...

Ancestry of “submolecular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolecularRelating to, or consisting of, or produced by...
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar—
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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