Where does “molekyylikaava” come from?

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

molekyylikaava (Finnish): molecular formula

Definitions

  1. molecular formula

Ancestry of “molekyylikaava”, step by step

molekyylikaava 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 kaava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaavapattern; layout; formula
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →