Where does “modulation” come from?
Modulation comes from Middle French modulation, from Latin modulatio, a noun formation from Latin modulus, meaning a small measure or mode, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European med-, a root relating to measurement.
modulation (English): The process of applying a signal to a carrier;...
Definitions
- The process of applying a signal to a carrier;...
Ancestry of “modulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | modulation | — |
| 2 | Latin | modulatio | a regular measure, rhythmical measure,... |
| 3 | Latin | modulatus | measured |
| 4 | Latin | modulor | I measure; I regulate; I beat time |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “modulation”
- demodulation
- intermodulation
- immunomodulation
- neuromodulation
- modulational
- overmodulation
- remodulation
- paramodulation
- downmodulation
- neuroimmunomodulation
- biomodulation
- photobiomodulation
- modulationally
- transmodulation
- vasomodulation
- pharmacomodulation
- supermodulation
- upmodulation
- chemomodulation
- chronomodulation
- comodulation
- dysmodulation
- mechanomodulation
- metamodulation