English
intermodulation
From inter- + modulation.
Formed from inter- + modulation
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’
Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’
Latin inter ‘between’
English inter-
Proto-Indo-European *med- ‘to measure’
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Latin modulor ‘measure, beat time’
Latin modulātiō ‘regular or rhythmical measure, modulation’
Middle French modulation
Middle English modulacion
English modulation
Today it means
noun modulation of the different frequencies of interacting waves
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intermodulation