Etymology Explorer › Persian

Where does “پرووکاتور” come from?

پرووکاتور (Persian) comes from French provocateur, from Latin prōvocātor, 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.

پرووکاتور (Persian): agent provocateur

Definitions

  1. agent provocateur

Ancestry of “پرووکاتور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprovocateurprovocative, inflammatory; provocateur, provoker;...
2Latinprōvocātor—
3Latinprōvocō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →