Where does “premolar” come from?

premolar (Romanian) comes from French prémolaire, 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).

premolar (Romanian): premolar

Definitions

  1. premolar

Ancestry of “premolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprémolairepremolar (tooth)
2Frenchmolairemolar
3Frenchmôlebreakwater, mole; mole; sunfish
4Germanmolmole (unit of amount)
5GermanMolekülmolecule
6Frenchmoléculemolecule
7New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
8Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →