Where does “undulator” come from?

undulator (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.

undulator (English): A periodic structure of dipole magnets that...

Definitions

  1. A periodic structure of dipole magnets that...

Ancestry of “undulator”, step by step

undulator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English OR

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishORInclusive or; either one proposition or the other...
2Middle Englishōror
3Middle Frenchorgold
4Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
5Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
6Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
7Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
8Latinaudeōto dare, venture, risk
9LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
10Latin-idustending to
11Proto-Italic*-iðos

via English undulate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundulateTo cause to move in a wavelike motion; To cause...
2Latinundulātusundulated, diversified as with waves, pleated
3Latinundulawavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos