motivator
/ˈmoʊ.təˌveɪ.təɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Etymology
Etymology tree Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English motivator From motivate + -or.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmoʊ.təˌveɪ.təɹ/
- British English: /ˈməʊ.təˌveɪ.tə/