English
provokatsiya
Provokatsiya comes from Russian провока́ция ‘provocation’, from Latin prōvocō ‘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 CEprōvocō‘to call forth, summon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprovocatio‘stimulus, provocation, encouragement’
- Russianmodernпровока́цияprovokácija‘provocation’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014provokatsiya
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wokʷ-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvocō‘call’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvocō‘to call forth, summon’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEprovocatio‘stimulus, provocation, encouragement’
- Russianmodernпровока́цияprovokácija‘provocation’
- Englishearliest quotation 2014provokatsiya
Earliest quotation: 2014, Anne Applebaum, The pressure is on Ukraine: “Certainly the organization formerly known as the KGB has…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-
vocabulary, revocation, convocation, 21 more
through Latin vocō ‘call’
invite, invitation, advocate, vocational, vie, invoke, vouch, vocation, irrevocable, revocable, 30 more
through Latin prōvocō ‘to call forth, summon’
provocative, provocateur, 5 more
through Late Latin provocatio ‘stimulus, provocation, encouragement’
Today it means
noun A political event staged by an intelligence service on behalf of its government in order to accomplish some political goal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- / provokatsiya