Where does “Molvolumen” come from?

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

Molvolumen (German): molar volume

Definitions

  1. molar volume

Ancestry of “Molvolumen”, step by step

Molvolumen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
2GermanMolekülmolecule
3Frenchmoléculemolecule
4New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
5Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

via German Volumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVolumenvolume
2Latinvolūmenbook, volume, roll, scroll
3Latinvolvōto roll, tumble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →