The story
- Latin · derived fromprōvocō
- Late Latin · derived fromprōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem
- Old French · derived fromprovocacion
- Middle English · inherited fromprovocacioun
- English todayprovocation
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. By surface analysis, provoke + -ation. Doublet of provokatsiya.
Words from the same roots
Latinprōvocō all →
provocatory
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.