Where does “rengasmodulaattori” come from?
rengasmodulaattori (Finnish) comes from Finnish modulaattori, from English modulator, from English modulate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
rengasmodulaattori (Finnish): ring modulator
Definitions
- ring modulator
Ancestry of “rengasmodulaattori”, step by step
rengasmodulaattori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish modulaattori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | modulaattori | modulator |
| 2 | English | modulator | A person who modulates; A device or thing that... |
| 3 | English | modulate | To regulate, adjust or adapt; To change the... |
| 4 | English | -ate | having the specified thing; characterized by the... |
| 5 | English | -cy | Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality... |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | -cie | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tia | office, rank |
| 8 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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 |