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

  1. province

Ancestry of “provinsie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchprovincieprovince; countryside, hinterland
2Middle Dutchprovincie—
3Latinprōvinciaoffice, 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 →