Where does “modular” come from?
modular (Catalan) comes from Latin modulor, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
modular (Catalan): modular; to modulate
Definitions
- modular; to modulate
Ancestry of “modular”, step by step
modular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin modulor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | modulor | I measure; I regulate; I beat time |
| 2 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Catalan mòdul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mòdul | module |