Where does “prowokatorka” come from?
prowokatorka (Polish) comes from Polish prowokator, 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- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “prowokatorka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | prowokator | provocateur, provoker |
| 2 | French | provocateur | provocative, inflammatory; provocateur, provoker;... |
| 3 | Latin | prōvocātor | challenger in combat |
| 4 | Latin | prōvocō | to call forth, summon |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |