English
modulo
Modulo comes from Latin modulus ‘a measure’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *med-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*med-‘to measure’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*medos‘measure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodus‘measure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodulus‘a measure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodulōablative of modulus
- Englishearliest quotation 1990modulo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*med-‘to measure’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*medos‘measure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodus‘measure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodulus‘a measure’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmodulōablative of modulus
- Englishearliest quotation 1990modulo
Earliest quotation: 1990, Margaret Speas, Phrase Structure in Natural Language: “Thus, the underlying structure which I would assign to…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *med- ‘to measure’
must, meditation, moderate, modest, blackmail, moderator, modernize, medicate, mete, modality, mote, commode, 26 more
through Proto-Italic *medos ‘measure’
medical, medicine, medication, med, remedy, medicinal, medic, meditate, 12 more
through Latin modus ‘measure’
modern, mud, mode, mood, commodity, modification, molding, modal, modicum, modus, modifiable, moulder, 19 more
through Latin modulus ‘a measure’
Today it means
prep Given a specified modulus of.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *med- / modulo