Where does “rengasmodulaatio” come from?
rengasmodulaatio (Finnish) comes from Finnish modulaatio, from Latin modulatio, from Latin modulatus, from Latin modulor, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
rengasmodulaatio (Finnish): ring modulation
Definitions
- ring modulation
Ancestry of “rengasmodulaatio”, step by step
rengasmodulaatio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish modulaatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | modulaatio | modulation |
| 2 | Latin | modulatio | a regular measure, rhythmical measure,... |
| 3 | Latin | modulatus | measured |
| 4 | Latin | modulor | I measure; I regulate; I beat time |
| 5 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Finnish rengas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rengas | ring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rengas | ring, hoop |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrengaz | ring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |