Where does “provocatoriamente” come from?

provocatoriamente (Italian) comes from Italian provocatorio, from Latin prōvocātōrius, from Latin prōvocātor, from Latin prōvocō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

provocatoriamente (Italian): provocatively

Definitions

  1. provocatively

Ancestry of “provocatoriamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprovocatorioprovocative; confrontational
2Latinprōvocātōriuspurgative
3Latinprōvocātorchallenger in combat
4Latinprōvocōto call forth, summon
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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