Romanian word provoca comes from Latin voco, Latin pro-, and later Middle French provocquer (To provoke.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| voco | Latin (lat) | (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). |
| pro- | Latin (lat) | (prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of. (temporally) prior, fore-. Action directed forward or in front. Advantage. Bringing into being, forth, or into the open. Downward and forward movement. Forward direction, forward movement. Prominence. |
| provocare | Latin (lat) | |
| provocquer | Middle French (frm) | To provoke. |
| provoquer | French (fra) | To provoke, bring on, bring about. |
| provoca | Romanian (ron) | To provoke. |