Where does “kaksimolekyylinen” come from?

kaksimolekyylinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish molekyyli, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

Ancestry of “kaksimolekyylinen”, step by step

kaksimolekyylinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish molekyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmolekyyliA molecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta
Every word from Latin mōlēsEvery word from New Latin moleculaEvery word from French molécule