Where does “motiv” come from?

motiv (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

motiv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a motive; a motif; a subject

Definitions

  1. a motive; a motif; a subject

Ancestry of “motiv”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin mōtus →