English
provocatory
Provocatory comes from Late Latin provocatorius ‘provocative, exasperating’, from Latin provoco ‘to call forth, summon’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘call’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprovoco‘to call forth, summon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprovocatorius‘provocative, exasperating’
- Englishtodayprovocatory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘call’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprovoco‘to call forth, summon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprovocatorius‘provocative, exasperating’
- Englishtodayprovocatory
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-
vocabulary, revocation, convocation, 24 more
through Latin vocō ‘call’
invite, invitation, advocate, vie, invoke, vocational, vouch, vocation, irrevocable, revocable, 33 more
Today it means
adj provocative
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- / provocatory