Where does “Kettenmolekül” come from?

Kettenmolekül (German) comes from German kette, from Middle High German keten, from Old High German ketinna, from Proto-Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Kettenmolekül (German): chain molecule

Definitions

  1. chain molecule

Ancestry of “Kettenmolekül”, step by step

Kettenmolekül traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankettechain series of interconnected rings, usually of metal
2Middle High Germanketen—
3Old High Germanketinna—
4Proto-Germanic*katinnjā—
5Vulgar Latin*catenia—
6Latincatēnachain
7Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via German Molekül

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMolekülmolecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Vulgar Latin *catenia →