Where does “unprovoke” come from?

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

unprovoke (English): To undo or counter a provocation

Definitions

  1. To undo or counter a provocation

Ancestry of “unprovoke”, step by step

unprovoke 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 un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Latin prōvocāre →Every word from Middle French provoquer →Every word from English provoke →
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