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Etymology of the English word provoked

the English word provoked
derived from the English word provoke
derived from the Latin word provocare (call forth; challenge; provoke)
derived from the Latin word vocare (call, summon; name)
derived from the Late Latin word vox (voice, tone, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wekʷ-
derived from the New Latin word pro-
using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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