Where does “undulation” come from?
Undulation comes from Latin undulātiō, derived from Latin undula, the diminutive of Latin unda meaning "wave," from Proto-Indo-European wed-.
undulation (English): An instance or act of undulating; A wavy...
Definitions
- An instance or act of undulating; A wavy...
Ancestry of “undulation”, step by step
undulation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin undulatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | undulatio | waving; undulation |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English undulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | undulate | To cause to move in a wavelike motion; To cause... |
| 2 | Latin | undulātus | undulated, diversified as with waves, pleated |
| 3 | Latin | undula | wavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |