modulator (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[modulator 词源字典]
c. 1500, from Latin modulator, literally "one who modulates" in various senses (such as "musical director"), agent noun from past participle stem of modulari (see modulation). Meaning "device that produces modulation of a wave" is from 1919.[modulator etymology, modulator origin, 英语词源]