motívum
Hungarian
noun
Definitions
- motive that which incites to action
- (art) motif recurring or dominant element or theme
Etymology
Derived from German Motiv derived from French motif derived from Latin motivum.
Origin
Latin
motivum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- motif English
- motivum Latin
- motivus Latin
- mōtivus Latin
- mōtīvus Latin
- Motiv German
- Tatmotiv German
- vezér Hungarian
- vezérmotívum Hungarian
- motivo Italian
- motif French
- motiver French
- motivique French
- мотив Russian
- *mew- Proto-Indo-European
- motiv Swedish
- motiv Danish
- motiv Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- motijf Middle Dutch
- mô-típ Vietnamese
- motif Middle French