Where does “ledmotiv” come from?
ledmotiv (Swedish) comes from Swedish motiv, 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.
ledmotiv (Swedish): a leitmotif
Definitions
- a leitmotif
Ancestry of “ledmotiv”, step by step
ledmotiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish motiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | motiv | motive; that which incites to an action; motive;... |
| 2 | French | motif | motive; motif; pattern, design |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | motivum | nominative neuter singular of mōtīvus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | mōtivus | stirred |
| 5 | Latin | mōtus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Swedish leda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | leda | boredom; to lead; to guide, to conduct; to be in... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | leþa | to lead; to transport |
| 3 | Old Norse | leiða | to lead |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laiþijaną | to make loathsome; to put off, ruin, spoil |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laiþaz | loath; loathsome; disgusting; unwilling; averse;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |