
English word provocation comes from Latin voco
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voco (Latin)
(transitive) I call, summon, beckon (with one's voice).. (transitive) I name, designate. (transitive, by extension) I invoke, call upon (a person, especially a god). (transitive, by extension) I summon, convene, call together.. I bring or put (into a state or condition).
provocare (Latin)
provocatio (Late Latin)
provocacion (Old French)
provocation (English)
(emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.. Something that provokes; a provocative act. The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.