Where does “mooliosuus” come from?

mooliosuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mooli, from German mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

mooliosuus (Finnish): mole fraction

Definitions

  1. mole fraction

Ancestry of “mooliosuus”, step by step

mooliosuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mooli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoolimole
2Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
3GermanMolekülmolecule
4Frenchmoléculemolecule
5New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
6Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via Finnish osuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosuusshare, part; section of a road or track
2Finnishosapart; piece; proportion, section
3Proto-Finnicosapart
4Proto-Uraliconćapart, share (of meat?)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →