Where does “molekyl” come from?

molekyl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molekyl (Norwegian Nynorsk): a molecule (as above)

Definitions

  1. a molecule (as above)

Ancestry of “molekyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoléculemolecule
2New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
3Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)

Words derived from “molekyl”

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