Where does “subprovince” come from?

subprovince (English) comes from English province, from Middle English provynce, from Old French province, from Latin prōvincia — office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate.

subprovince (English): A province making up part of a larger province

Definitions

A province making up part of a larger province

Ancestry of “subprovince”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	province	A region of the earth or of a continent; a...
2	Middle English	provynce	province, area; province, district; A small...
3	Old French	province	province
4	Latin	prōvincia	office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate

Every word from Latin prōvincia →Every word from Old French province →Every word from Middle English provynce →