Where does “molekyylitunnistus” come from?

molekyylitunnistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunnistus, from Finnish tunnistaa, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

molekyylitunnistus (Finnish): molecular recognition

Definitions

  1. molecular recognition

Ancestry of “molekyylitunnistus”, step by step

molekyylitunnistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunnistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnistusrecognition, identification
2Finnishtunnistaato identify, recognise/recognize; to name
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish molekyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmolekyyliA molecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte-Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedakEvery word from Finnish tuntea