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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
1Latinmōtivus—
2Latinmōtus—
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “motivum”

  • motivation
  • motif
  • motivational
  • leitmotif
  • motivic
  • motivationally
  • demotivation
  • amotivational
  • motivically
  • remotivation
  • demotivational
  • motifeme
  • nonmotivational
  • motifemic
  • undermotivation
  • nonmotivation
  • antimotivational
  • unmotivation
  • motivationless
  • motifless
  • antimotivation
  • tumbleweed moment
  • transmotivation
  • minimotif
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