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Where does “provincial” come from?

provincial (French) comes from Latin provincialis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

provincial (French): provincial; people from the provinces/regions

Definitions

  1. provincial; people from the provinces/regions

Ancestry of “provincial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprovincialisprovincial
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “provincial”

  • provincialism
  • interprovincial
  • provincialisme
  • provinciale
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