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      motiveless
      adjective
      occurring without motivation or provocation
      Roots
      moveremot- · Latin · to moveivus-ive · Latin · tending toleas-less · Old English · without
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      Where does motiveless come from?

      The word motiveless breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Old English origin: mot, from Latin movere (“to move”); -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”); and -less, from Old English leas (“without”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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