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Where does “provocador” come from?

provocador (Spanish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

provocador (Spanish): provocative; provoking; contentious

Definitions

  1. provocative; provoking; contentious

Ancestry of “provocador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōvocātor—
2Latinprōvocō—
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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