Where does “unprovoking” come from?

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

unprovoking (English): Not provoking; present participle of unprovoke

Definitions

  1. Not provoking; present participle of unprovoke

Ancestry of “unprovoking”, step by step

unprovoking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English provoking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprovokingpresent participle of provoke; annoying;...
2EnglishprovokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry; To...
3Middle Frenchprovoquer—
4Latinprōvocāre—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne

Words derived from “unprovoking”

Every word from Latin prōvocāre →Every word from Middle French provoquer →Every word from English provoke →