Where does “μοτίβο” come from?
μοτίβο (Greek) comes from Italian motivo, from Late Latin motivus.
μοτίβο (Greek): motif, pattern
Ancestry of “μοτίβο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | motivo | reason, ground; motive; motif, melody, aria |
| 2 | Late Latin | motivus | — |