Where does “motivointi” come from?

motivointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish motivoida, from Latin mōtivus, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

motivointi (Finnish): motivating

Definitions

  1. motivating

Ancestry of “motivointi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmotivoidato motivate
2Latinmōtivusstirred
3Latinmōtusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin mōtus →