Where does “desmotivar” come from?

desmotivar (Spanish) comes from Spanish motivar, from Spanish motivo, from Latin mōtivus, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

desmotivar (Spanish): to demotivate, discourage

Definitions

  1. to demotivate, discourage

Ancestry of “desmotivar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmotivarto motivate
2Spanishmotivoreason, ground, motive
3Latinmōtivusstirred
4Latinmōtusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-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 →