Where does “modulare” come from?
modulare (Italian) comes from Italian modulo, 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.
modulare (Italian): to modulate; modular
Definitions
- to modulate; modular
Ancestry of “modulare”, step by step
modulare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian modulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | modulo | form; unit, module; modulus |
| 2 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Latin modulor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | modulor | I measure; I regulate; I beat time |