Where does “provocator” come from?
provocator (English) comes from English provocate, from Latin provoco, from Latin pro-, from Latin pro, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
provocator (English): one who engages in provocation
Definitions
- one who engages in provocation
Ancestry of “provocator”, step by step
provocator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English provocate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | provocate | To provoke; To call forth; To challenge |
| 2 | Latin | provoco | I call forth; I challenge; I provoke |
| 3 | Latin | pro- | forward direction, forward movement; action... |
| 4 | Latin | pro | + "ablative"; for; on behalf of, in the interest... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Latin prōvocātor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prōvocātor | challenger in combat |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |