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Where does “undulo” come from?

undulo (Latin) comes from Latin undula, 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.

undulo (Latin): I rise in waves, I undulate

Definitions

  1. I rise in waves, I undulate

Ancestry of “undulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinundulawavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative...
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “undulo”

  • undulaturus
  • undulandus
  • undulans
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