Where does “Makromolekül” come from?

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

Makromolekül (German): macromolecule

Definitions

  1. macromolecule

Ancestry of “Makromolekül”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMolekülmolecule
2Frenchmoléculemolecule
3New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
4Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →