Where does “Provo” come from?
Provo comes from Dutch Provo, derived from Dutch provoceren, from Latin provoco, formed from the Latin prefix pro- and the root pro, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pro- and bʰuH-.
Provo (English): A member of the Provisional IRA; A member of this...
Definitions
- A member of the Provisional IRA; A member of this...
Ancestry of “Provo”, step by step
Provo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English provisional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | provisional | Temporary, but with the intention of eventually... |
| 2 | English | provision | An item of goods or supplies, especially food,... |
| 3 | Middle English | provisioun | Preparations, a readying; something which is set... |
| 4 | Old French | provisïon | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōvīsiō | foreknowledge |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Dutch Provo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Provo | a Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s |
| 2 | Dutch | provoceren | to provoke, to challenge |
| 3 | Latin | prōvocō | to call forth, summon |
| 4 | Latin | vocō | to call, summon, beckon (with one's voice) |
| 5 | Latin | vōx | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |