Where does “molekyyliseula” come from?

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

molekyyliseula (Finnish): molecular sieve

Definitions

  1. molecular sieve

Ancestry of “molekyyliseula”, step by step

molekyyliseula 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 seula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseulasieve
2Proto-Finnicseekla—
3Proto-Germanicsēdląsieve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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