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Where does “overmodulation” come from?

overmodulation (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.

overmodulation (English): The condition where the instantaneous level of...

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  1. The condition where the instantaneous level of...

Ancestry of “overmodulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodulationThe process of applying a signal to a carrier;...
2Middle Frenchmodulation—
3Latinmodulatioa regular measure, rhythmical measure,...
4Latinmodulatusmeasured
5LatinmodulorI measure; I regulate; I beat time
6Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →