Where does “molar” come from?

molar (Romanian) comes from French molaire, from French môle, from German mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molar (Romanian): molar

Definitions

  1. molar

Ancestry of “molar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmolairemolar
2Frenchmôlebreakwater, mole; mole; sunfish
3Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
4GermanMolekülmolecule
5Frenchmoléculemolecule
6New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
7Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →