Etymology

picomolar

P3I1C3O1M3O1L1A1R1

Today it means: Having a concentration of one picomole per litre. Full definition →

English molar ← Middle English molar ← Latin molāris
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The story

  1. Proto-Celtic*bekkos
  2. Gaulish*bekkosbor.?
  3. Latinbeccus
  4. Old Spanishbico
  5. Spanishpico
  6. Englishpico-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*molh₂éh₂
  9. Proto-Italic*molā
  10. Latinmola
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Latinmolāris
  14. Middle Englishmolar
  15. Englishmolar
  16. English todaypicomolar

From pico- + molar.

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