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Where does “motivare” come from?

motivare (Italian) comes from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

motivare (Italian): to motivate; to cause, lead to; to explain,...

Definitions

  1. to motivate; to cause, lead to; to explain,...

Ancestry of “motivare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-areUsed, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most...
2Latin-ō—
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “motivare”

  • motivabile
  • demotivare
  • demotivazione
  • motivazione
  • rimotivare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →