provocatus.
only used in abortus provocatus (“induced abortion”)
Meaning & usage
only used in abortus provocatus (“induced abortion”)
Where this word comes from
From New Latin prōvocātus (“challenged, provoked”), perfect passive participle of prōvocō (“to challenge, provoke”), from both prō- (“in front of”), from prō (“for, before”), from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“toward, forward”), from *pró (“toward, leading to”), from *per- (“before”) + and from vocō (“to call”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ- (“voice, speech”), from *wekʷ- (“to speak”).
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