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Where does “моль” come from?

моль (Russian) comes from German mol, from German Molekül, from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs.

моль (Russian): clothes moth; minor; API •  m inan

Definitions

  1. clothes moth; minor; API •  m inan

Ancestry of “моль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmol—
2GermanMolekülmolecule
3Frenchmoléculemolecule
4New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
5Latinmōlēs—

Words derived from “моль”

  • моля
Every word from Latin mōlēs →