Where does “molécula” come from?

molécula (Portuguese) comes from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molécula (Portuguese): molecule

Definitions

  1. molecule

Ancestry of “molécula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “molécula”

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