Where does “مولکولی” come from?
مولکولی (Persian) comes from Persian ی, from Arabic ي, from Proto-Semitic ʿayn-, from Hebrew עַיִן — eye.
مولکولی (Persian): molecular
Ancestry of “مولکولی”, step by step
مولکولی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian ی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | ی | the grammatical particle ezafe; see... |
| 2 | Arabic | ي | bound object pronoun: me, my; The nisba suffix,... |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ʿayn- | eye |
| 4 | Hebrew | עַיִן | eye |
via Persian مولکول
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | مولکول | molecule |
| 2 | French | molécule | molecule |
| 3 | New Latin | molecula | a molecule; molecule |
| 4 | Latin | mōlēs | multitude, mass (of material) |