Where does “provocativeness” come from?
provocativeness (English) comes from English provocative, from Middle French provocatif, from Latin provocativus, from Latin prōvocō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
provocativeness (English): The quality of being provocative; provocative...
Definitions
- The quality of being provocative; provocative...
Ancestry of “provocativeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | provocative | Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often... |
| 2 | Middle French | provocatif | — |
| 3 | Latin | provocativus | elicited |
| 4 | Latin | prōvocō | to call forth, summon |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |