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motivative

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Late Latin moveō Late Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Late Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English motivate ▲ Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English motivative From motivate + -ive.

  1. derived from -yf English -ive English motivative From motivate + -ive
  2. derived from -ate English motivate ▲ Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor
  3. derived from motif English motive Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor
  4. derived from -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder
  5. derived from *moweō Late Latin moveō Late Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder✻
  6. derived from motifder
  7. derived from motifder

Definitions

  1. motivating

    motivating; serving to motivate

  2. In, marked by or pertaining to the motivative case.

  3. The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the…

    The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the meaning "because of".

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