Where does “unprovocativeness” come from?
unprovocativeness (English) comes from English unprovocative, 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- — passed , crossed.
unprovocativeness (English): The quality of being unprovocative
Definitions
- The quality of being unprovocative
Ancestry of “unprovocativeness”, step by step
unprovocativeness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprovocative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprovocative | Not provocative or stimulating |
| 2 | English | provocative | Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often... |
| 3 | Middle French | provocatif | — |
| 4 | Latin | provocativus | elicited |
| 5 | Latin | prōvocō | to call forth, summon |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |