Where does “Gasmolekül” come from?

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

Gasmolekül (German): gas molecule

Definitions

  1. gas molecule

Ancestry of “Gasmolekül”, step by step

Gasmolekül traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Molekül

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMolekülmolecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via German Gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGasgas matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →