Where does “Provence” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Provence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1OccitanProvençaProvence
2Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate

Words derived from “Provence”

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