Where does “molekyyli” come from?

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

molekyyli (Finnish): A molecule

Definitions

  1. A molecule

Ancestry of “molekyyli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “molekyyli”

Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →