Where does “wavelet” come from?
Wavelet comes from French -ette, a diminutive suffix, applied to Old French unde from Latin unda meaning "wave," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ and wed-, derived from wey-.
wavelet (English): A small wave; a ripple; A fast-decaying...
Definitions
- A small wave; a ripple; A fast-decaying...
Ancestry of “wavelet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ondelette | wavelet |
| 2 | French | -elette | — |
| 3 | French | -elle | Forming feminine nouns, often with a diminutive... |
| 4 | Old French | -ele | diminutive suffix, forming feminine nouns |
| 5 | Latin | -ella | inflection of -ellus:
## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “wavelet”