Where does “molekyyligenetiikka” come from?

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

molekyyligenetiikka (Finnish): molecular genetics

Definitions

  1. molecular genetics

Ancestry of “molekyyligenetiikka”, step by step

molekyyligenetiikka 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 genetiikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgenetiikkagenetics
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →