Where does “molekyylibiologi” come from?

molekyylibiologi (Finnish) comes from Finnish biologi, from Finnish bio-, from Ancient Greek βίο-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

molekyylibiologi (Finnish): molecular biologist

Definitions

  1. molecular biologist

Ancestry of “molekyylibiologi”, step by step

molekyylibiologi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish biologi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbiologibiologist
2Finnishbio-bio
3Ancient Greekβίο-
4Ancient Greekβίοςlife
5Ancient GreekΓένεσιςGenesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek
6Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish molekyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmolekyyliA molecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic génetis