Where does “motivera” come from?

motivera (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French motiver, from French motif, from Medieval Latin motivum, from Latin mōtivus, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

motivera (Norwegian Nynorsk): to motivate; to justify

Definitions

  1. to motivate; to justify

Ancestry of “motivera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmotiverto motivate; to justify
2Frenchmotifmotive; motif; pattern, design
3Medieval Latinmotivumnominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative...
4Latinmōtivusstirred
5Latinmōtusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin mōtus