Where does “molekular” come from?
molekular (German) comes from French moléculaire, from French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
molekular (German): molecular
Definitions
- molecular
Ancestry of “molekular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | moléculaire | molecular |
| 2 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |