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

provocador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prōvocātor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōvocātorchallenger in combat
2Latinprōvocōto call forth, summon
3Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
4Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via Spanish provocar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishprovocarto cause or provoke, to prompt; to fancy, would...
2Latinprōvocāre—

Words derived from “provocador”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →