Where does “motivum” come from?

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

motivum (Medieval Latin): nominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative...

Ancestry of “motivum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “motivum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin mōtus →