Where does “molekyylirakenne” come from?
molekyylirakenne (Finnish) comes from Finnish molekyyli, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).
molekyylirakenne (Finnish): molecular structure
Definitions
- molecular structure
Ancestry of “molekyylirakenne”, step by step
molekyylirakenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish molekyyli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | molekyyli | A molecule |
| 2 | French | molécule | molecule |
| 3 | New Latin | molecula | a molecule; molecule |
| 4 | Latin | mōlēs | multitude, mass (of material) |
via Finnish rakenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakenne | structure; texture |
| 2 | Finnish | rakentaa | to build, construct |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rakentadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | rakkɜ- | to make, prepare, build |