Etymograph

English

Provence

Provence comes from Latin prōvincia ‘the office of ruling over, or government of’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvincia‘the office of ruling over, or government of’
  2. Occitanc. 1500–presentProvença
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentProvence
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvincia‘the office of ruling over, or government of’
  2. Occitanc. 1500–presentProvença
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentProvence
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin prōvincia ‘the office of ruling over, or government of’

province, provincial, 1 more

Today it means

name A maritime geographic region and former province of southeastern France bordering Italy; since 2016 included in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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Etymograph / Latin prōvincia / Provence

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