Where does “provynce” come from?
provynce (Middle English) comes from Old French province, from Latin prōvincia — office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate.
provynce (Middle English): province, area; province, district; A small...
Definitions
- province, area; province, district; A small...
Ancestry of “provynce”, step by step
provynce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French province
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | province | province |
| 2 | Latin | prōvincia | office, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate |
via Anglo-Norman province
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | province | province |