Where does “molekyylipilvi” come from?

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

molekyylipilvi (Finnish): molecular cloud

Definitions

  1. molecular cloud

Ancestry of “molekyylipilvi”, step by step

molekyylipilvi 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 Pilvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPilvicloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke
2Finnishpilvicloud; hashish, marijuana
3Proto-Finnicpilvicloud
4Proto-Uralicpilwecloud
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →