Where does “molekyl” come from?

molekyl (Swedish) comes from French molécule, from New Latin molecula, from Latin mōlēs — multitude, mass (of material).

molekyl (Swedish): a molecule (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds)

Definitions

  1. a molecule (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds)

Ancestry of “molekyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoléculemolecule
2New Latinmoleculaa molecule; molecule
3Latinmōlēsmultitude, mass (of material)
Every word from Latin mōlēs →Every word from New Latin molecula →Every word from French molécule →