Etymology

intermolecular

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Today it means: from one molecule to another; between molecules Full definition →

English molecular ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French molécule
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Latinmōlēs
  8. New Latinmōlēcula
  9. Frenchmolécule
  10. Englishmolecule
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishmolecular
  14. English todayintermolecular

From inter- + molecular.

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