Where does “provokee” come from?

provokee (English) comes from English provoke, from Middle French provoquer, from Latin prōvocāre.

provokee (English): One who is subjected to provocation

Definitions

  1. One who is subjected to provocation

Ancestry of “provokee”, step by step

provokee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English provoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprovokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry; To...
2Middle Frenchprovoquer—
3Latinprōvocāre—

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Latin prōvocāre →Every word from Middle French provoquer →Every word from English provoke →