Where does “modulationally” come from?
modulationally (English) comes from English modulational, from English 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.
modulationally (English): By means of, or as a result of modulation
Definitions
- By means of, or as a result of modulation
Ancestry of “modulationally”, step by step
modulationally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modulational
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modulational | Of, pertaining to, or arising from modulation |
| 2 | English | modulation | The process of applying a signal to a carrier;... |
| 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 |