Where does “modulaturus” come from?
modulaturus (Latin) 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.
modulaturus (Latin): about to measure
Definitions
- about to measure
Ancestry of “modulaturus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | modulor | I measure; I regulate; I beat time |
| 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 |