motyw
Polish
noun
Definitions
- motive (anything that prompts a choice of action)
- (law) motive (a reason for criminal behaviour)
- (law) recital (a numbered division unit of reasoning written in front of a statute)
- (music) motive, theme
- (literature) motif, a recurring idea
- (art) motif (decorative figure repeated in a design or pattern)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin motivus.
Origin
Latin
motivus