Where does “Molekülorbitaltheorie” come from?
Molekülorbitaltheorie (German) comes from German Molekülorbital, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).
Molekülorbitaltheorie (German): molecular orbital theory
Definitions
- molecular orbital theory
Ancestry of “Molekülorbitaltheorie”, step by step
Molekülorbitaltheorie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Molekülorbital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Molekülorbital | molecular orbital |
| 2 | German | Molekül | molecule |
| 3 | French | molécule | molecule |
| 4 | New Latin | molecula | a molecule; molecule |
| 5 | Latin | mōlēs | multitude, mass (of material) |
via German Theorie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Theorie | theory |