Where does “mol” come from?
mol (Romanian) comes from French môle, from German mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).
mol (Romanian): wine
Definitions
- wine
Ancestry of “mol”, step by step
mol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French môle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | môle | breakwater, mole; mole; sunfish |
| 2 | German | mol | mole (unit of amount) |
| 3 | German | Molekül | molecule |
| 4 | French | molécule | molecule |
| 5 | New Latin | molecula | a molecule; molecule |
| 6 | Latin | mōlēs | multitude, mass (of material) |
via Romani mol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romani | mol | — |