Where does “molecula” come from?
molecula (Latin) comes from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.
molecula (Latin): molecule
Ancestry of “molecula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | — |
Words derived from “molecula”