Where does “molekylärbiolog” come from?

molekylärbiolog (Swedish) comes from Swedish molekylär, from French moléculaire, from French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

molekylärbiolog (Swedish): molecular biologist

Definitions

  1. molecular biologist

Ancestry of “molekylärbiolog”, step by step

molekylärbiolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish molekylär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmolekylärmolecular
2Frenchmoléculairemolecular
3French-aire-ary; -aire
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Swedish biolog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbiologa biologist
2Swedish-log-logist, describing a scientist, e.g. ekolog,...
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from French -aire