Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “motivere” come from?

motivere (Danish) comes from French motiver, from French motif, from Medieval Latin motivum, from Latin mōtivus, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

motivere (Danish): to motivate, to encourage; to justify

Definitions

  1. to motivate, to encourage; to justify

Ancestry of “motivere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmotiverto motivate; to justify
2Frenchmotifmotive; motif; pattern, design
3Medieval Latinmotivumnominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative...
4Latinmōtivus—
5Latinmōtus—
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “motivere”

  • demotivere
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