Where does “undulate” come from?
Undulate comes from Late Latin undulatus, from Latin undula, from Latin unda meaning "wave," with the diminutive suffix -ulus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wed- and wey-.
undulate (English): To cause to move in a wavelike motion; To cause...
Definitions
- To cause to move in a wavelike motion; To cause...
Ancestry of “undulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | undulātus | undulated, diversified as with waves, pleated |
| 2 | Latin | undula | wavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |