Where does “motiu” come from?
motiu (Catalan) comes from Latin mōtivus, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
motiu (Catalan): motive, motional; motive, reason; motif
Definitions
- motive, motional; motive, reason; motif
Ancestry of “motiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mōtivus | — |
| 2 | Latin | mōtus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “motiu”