Where does “frequentiemodulatie” come from?
frequentiemodulatie (Dutch) comes from Dutch modulatie, from French modulation, from Middle French modulation, from Latin modulatio, from Latin modulatus, from Latin modulor, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
frequentiemodulatie (Dutch): frequency modulation
Definitions
- frequency modulation
Ancestry of “frequentiemodulatie”, step by step
frequentiemodulatie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch modulatie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | modulatie | modulation |
| 2 | French | modulation | modulation |
| 3 | Middle French | modulation | — |
| 4 | Latin | modulatio | a regular measure, rhythmical measure,... |
| 5 | Latin | modulatus | measured |
| 6 | Latin | modulor | I measure; I regulate; I beat time |
| 7 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch frequentie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | frequentie | frequency (rate of occurrence of anything) |
| 2 | Latin | frequentia | crowd, multitude, throng |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |