Where does “molekyyliorbitaali” come from?

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

molekyyliorbitaali (Finnish): molecular orbital

Definitions

  1. molecular orbital

Ancestry of “molekyyliorbitaali”, step by step

molekyyliorbitaali 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 orbitaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorbitaaliorbital
2Latinorbitalisorbital; pertaining to the orbit of the eye;...
3LatinorbitaA track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →