Where does “molécula” come from?

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

molécula (Spanish): molecule

Definitions

  1. molecule

Ancestry of “molécula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “molécula”

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