Where does “suurimolekyylinen” come from?

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

suurimolekyylinen (Finnish): with high molecular weight

Definitions

  1. with high molecular weight

Ancestry of “suurimolekyylinen”, step by step

suurimolekyylinen 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 suuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuurilarge; big; great
2Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
3Proto-Germanicstūra-
Every word from Latin mōlēsEvery word from New Latin moleculaEvery word from French molécule
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