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Where does “motivo” come from?

motivo (Ido) comes from Latin mōtivum, from Latin movēre, from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-.

motivo (Ido): motive; motif

Definitions

  1. motive; motif

Ancestry of “motivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōtivum—
2Latinmovēre—
3Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-—

Words derived from “motivo”

  • motivizar
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