Where does “Provence” come from?

Provence derives from French Provence, from Occitan Provença, from Latin provincia meaning administrative territory, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European prōw-.

Ancestry of “Provence”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Provence	—
2	Occitan	Provença	Provence
3	Latin	prōvincia	office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate

Every word from Latin prōvincia →Every word from Occitan Provença →Every word from French Provence →