Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “bronchoprovocation” come from?

bronchoprovocation (English) comes from English provocation, from Old French provocacion, from Latin provocatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bronchoprovocation (English): Deliberate provocation of the airways with a...

Definitions

  1. Deliberate provocation of the airways with a...

Ancestry of “bronchoprovocation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprovocationThe act of provoking, inciting or annoying...
2Old Frenchprovocacion—
3Latinprovocatiochallenge; stimulus, provocation, encouragement;...
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →