Where does “molaire” come from?

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

molaire (French): molar

Definitions

molar

Ancestry of “molaire”, step by step

molaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French môle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	môle	breakwater, mole; mole; sunfish
2	German	mol	mole (unit of amount)
3	German	Molekül	molecule
4	French	molécule	molecule
5	New Latin	molecula	a molecule; molecule
6	Latin	mōlēs	multitude, mass (of material)

via Latin molaris

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	molaris	millstone; molar; second-person singular present...
2	Latin	-āris	first conjugation
3	Latin	-ālis	—
4	Proto-Italic	-ālis	forms relational adjectives

Words derived from “molaire”

équimolaire
millimolaire
prémolaire
molar
premolar

Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →