late Middle English: from the Germanic base of Middle Dutch and Middle Low German molOld English māl 'discoloured spot', of Germanic originmid 16th cent.: from French môle, from Latin moles 'mass'early 20th cent.: from German Mol, from Molekul, from Latin (see molecule)late Middle English: from French môle, from Latin mola in the sense 'false conception'Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl molli 'sauce, stew'