Etymology of the English word motivate
the English word
motivatederived from the English word
motivederived from the Old French word
motifderived from the Latin word
motivus (stirred; moved)
derived from the Latin word
movere (move, stir, agitate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meuÉ™-derived from the Latin word
motare (set in motion, shake, stir)
using the English suffix
-ateCognates
Dutch
motiveren, French
motiver, German
motivieren, Norwegian
motivere, Swedish
motiveraUsage
Word found in Modern English
