Where does “普羅旺斯” come from?

普羅旺斯 (Chinese) comes from French Provence, from Occitan Provença, from Latin prōvincia — office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate.

Ancestry of “普羅旺斯”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchProvence—
2OccitanProvençaProvence
3Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate
Every word from Latin prōvincia →Every word from Occitan Provença →Every word from French Provence →