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Where does “undula” come from?

undula (Latin) comes 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.

undula (Latin): wavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative...

Definitions

  1. wavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative...

Ancestry of “undula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
2Proto-Italic-olos—
3Proto-Italic-elos—
4Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “undula”

  • undulation
  • undulatory
  • undulate
  • undulator
  • undulately
  • undulationist
  • undulative
  • circumundulate
  • undulandus
  • undulans
  • undulaturus
  • undulo
  • undulatus
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