Where does “taajuusmodulaatio” come from?

taajuusmodulaatio (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.

taajuusmodulaatio (Finnish): frequency modulation

Definitions

  1. frequency modulation

Ancestry of “taajuusmodulaatio”, step by step

taajuusmodulaatio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish modulaatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmodulaatiomodulation
2Latinmodulatioa regular measure, rhythmical measure,...
3Latinmodulatusmeasured
4LatinmodulorI measure; I regulate; I beat time
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 taajuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaajuusfrequency
2Finnishtaajathick, dense; frequent
3Proto-Finnictakjadense, thick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin modulus
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