Where does “photobiomodulation” come from?
photobiomodulation (English) comes from English biomodulation, 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.
photobiomodulation (English): Any of several therapeutic techniques that employ...
Definitions
- Any of several therapeutic techniques that employ...
Ancestry of “photobiomodulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biomodulation | biological or biochemical 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 |