Where does “undulat” come from?

undulat (Swedish) comes from English undulate, from Latin undulātus, 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.

undulat (Swedish): a budgerigar, a budgie

Definitions

  1. a budgerigar, a budgie

Ancestry of “undulat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundulateTo cause to move in a wavelike motion; To cause...
2Latinundulātusundulated, diversified as with waves, pleated
3Latinundulawavelet; vocative singular of undula; ablative...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós
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