Where does “motifeme” come from?
motifeme (English) comes from English eme, from Middle English éam, from Old English ēam, from Old English ēahām, from Proto-West Germanic auhaim, from Proto-Germanic awô, from Proto-Germanic munduz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂-nt-éh₂ — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
motifeme (English): A basic unit of story, such as a character or a...
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- A basic unit of story, such as a character or a...
Ancestry of “motifeme”, step by step
motifeme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eme | An uncle; Friend |
| 2 | Middle English | éam | — |
| 3 | Old English | ēam | maternal uncle; uncle |
| 4 | Old English | ēahām | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | auhaim | maternal uncle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | awô | grandfather |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | munduz | protection, patron; hand, protection |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English motif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motif | A recurring or dominant element; a theme; A short... |
| 2 | French | motif | motive; motif; pattern, design |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | motivum | nominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | mōtivus | stirred |
| 5 | Latin | mōtus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |