Where does “motivo” come from?

motivo (Italian) comes from Late Latin motivus.

motivo (Italian): reason, ground; motive; motif, melody, aria

Definitions

  1. reason, ground; motive; motif, melody, aria

Ancestry of “motivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmotivus—

Words derived from “motivo”

Every word from Late Latin motivus →