Etymology

modulator

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Today it means: A person who modulates. Full definition →

English modulate ← Latin modulor ← Proto-Italic *medos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  3. Proto-Italic*medos
  4. Latinmodus
  5. Latinmodulus
  6. Latinmodulor
  7. Englishmodulate
  8. English todaymodulator

From modulate + -or.

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