Where does “modulaarisyntetisaattori” come from?

modulaarisyntetisaattori (Finnish) comes from Finnish modulaarinen, from English modular, from English module, from French module, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

modulaarisyntetisaattori (Finnish): modular synthesizer type of electronic musical instrument composed of separate synthesizer modules that represent different functions

Definitions

  1. modular synthesizer type of electronic musical instrument composed of separate synthesizer modules that represent different functions

Ancestry of “modulaarisyntetisaattori”, step by step

modulaarisyntetisaattori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish modulaarinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmodulaarinenmodular
2EnglishmodularConsisting of separate modules; especially where...
3EnglishmoduleA self-contained component of a system, often...
4Frenchmodulemodule
5Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish syntetisaattori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyntetisaattorisynthesizer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin modulus