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Where does “modulatus” come from?

modulatus (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.

modulatus (Latin): measured

Definitions

  1. measured

Ancestry of “modulatus”, 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 “modulatus”

  • modulate
  • modulating
  • modulator
  • demodulator
  • immunomodulating
  • demodulate
  • neuromodulator
  • immunomodulator
  • modulative
  • downmodulate
  • remodulate
  • immunomodulate
  • biomodulator
  • overmodulate
  • immunomodulative
  • neuroimmunomodulator
  • neuromodulate
  • radiomodulating
  • comodulate
  • angiomodulating
  • upmodulate
  • modulato
  • modulate
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