Where does “provinsie” come from?

provinsie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch provincie, from Middle Dutch provincie, from Latin prōvincia — office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate.

provinsie (Afrikaans): province

Definitions

province

Ancestry of “provinsie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	provincie	province; countryside, hinterland
2	Middle Dutch	provincie	—
3	Latin	prōvincia	office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate

Every word from Latin prōvincia →Every word from Middle Dutch provincie →Every word from Dutch provincie →