Etymology

molecularity

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Today it means: The state of being molecular Full definition →

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

  1. Latinmōlēs
  2. New Latinmōlēcula
  3. Frenchmolécule
  4. Englishmolecule
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Englishmolecular
  8. English todaymolecularity

From molecular + -ity.

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