Where does “molecular” come from?
molecular (Galician) comes from Galician -ar, from Galician ar, from Old Portuguese aar, from Old Portuguese aere, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.
molecular (Galician): molecular
Ancestry of “molecular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | -ar | -ar; Used to form first conjugation verbs... |
| 2 | Galician | ar | air; furthermore, in addition; never |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | aar | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | aere | — |
| 5 | Latin | āēr | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |