Where does “mól” come from?

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

mól (Irish): mole

Definitions

  1. mole

Ancestry of “mól”, step by step

mól 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 Middle Irish molaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmolaid—
2Old Irishmolaidirto praise
3Proto-Celticmolātorto praise, to laud

Words derived from “mól”

Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →