Where does “unprovokingly” come from?
unprovokingly (English) comes from English unprovoking, from English provoking, from English provoke, from Middle French provoquer, from Latin prōvocāre.
unprovokingly (English): Without giving provocation
Definitions
- Without giving provocation
Ancestry of “unprovokingly”, step by step
unprovokingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unprovoking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unprovoking | Not provoking; present participle of unprovoke |
| 2 | English | provoking | present participle of provoke; annoying;... |
| 3 | English | provoke | To cause someone to become annoyed or angry; To... |
| 4 | Middle French | provoquer | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōvocāre | — |