Where does “niedermolekular” come from?
niedermolekular (German) comes from German nieder, from Middle High German nider, from Old High German nidar, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
niedermolekular (German): of low molecular weight
Definitions
- of low molecular weight
Ancestry of “niedermolekular”, step by step
niedermolekular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nieder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nieder | low; mean; menial |
| 2 | Middle High German | nider | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nidar | down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via German molekular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | molekular | molecular |
| 2 | French | moléculaire | molecular |
| 3 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |