Where does “intermodulation” come from?
intermodulation (English) comes from English modulation, from Middle French modulation, from Latin modulatio, from Latin modulatus, from Latin modulor, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
intermodulation (English): modulation of the different frequencies of...
Definitions
- modulation of the different frequencies of...
Ancestry of “intermodulation”, step by step
intermodulation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modulation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modulation | The process of applying a signal to a carrier;... |
| 2 | Middle French | modulation | — |
| 3 | Latin | modulatio | a regular measure, rhythmical measure,... |
| 4 | Latin | modulatus | measured |
| 5 | Latin | modulor | I measure; I regulate; I beat time |
| 6 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |