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Where does “moduler” come from?

moduler (French) comes from Latin modulor, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

moduler (French): to modulate

Definitions

  1. to modulate

Ancestry of “moduler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmodulorI measure; I regulate; I beat time
2Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “moduler”

  • immunomodulateur
  • modulateur
  • démodulateur
  • neuromodulateur
  • modulant
  • moduleren
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