English
provocationist
From provocation + -ist.
Formed from provocation + -ist
Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-
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Latin prōvocō ‘to call forth, summon’
Late Latin prōvocātiō
Old French provocacion
Middle English provocacioun
English provocation
Today it means
noun One who follows a policy of provocation; an agitator or provocateur.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “provocationist”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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