Where does “provokatiivisuus” come from?

provokatiivisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish provokatiivinen, from Latin provocativus, from Latin prōvocō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

provokatiivisuus (Finnish): provocativeness

Definitions

  1. provocativeness

Ancestry of “provokatiivisuus”, step by step

provokatiivisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish provokatiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishprovokatiivinenprovocative
2Latinprovocativuselicited
3Latinprōvocōto call forth, summon
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →