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Where does “micromolare” come from?

micromolare (Italian) comes from Italian molare, from Latin molaris, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

micromolare (Italian): micromolar

Definitions

  1. micromolar

Ancestry of “micromolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmolaremolar; to grind
2Latinmolarismillstone; molar; second-person singular present...
3Latinmolamillstone; mill; ground meal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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