Etymology of the English word motivation
the English word
motivationderived 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
-ationderived from the Latin suffix
-atioderived from the Latin suffix
-arederived from the French suffix
-ationUsage
Word found in Modern English
