Etymology of the English word molecule
the English word
moleculederived from the French word
moléculederived from the Latin word
molecula (molecule)
derived from the Latin word
moles (crowd, throng; heavy responsibility; large mass; rock, boulder; large structure, building; military structure)
Date
The earliest known usage of molecule in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
macromolecule,
molecularCognates
Dutch
molecule, French
molécule, German
Molekül, Icelandic
mólekúl, Swedish
molekylUsage
Word found in Modern English
