Etymograph

English

provincial

Provincial comes from Latin prōvinciālis ‘of a province’, and goes back to prōvincia.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvincia‘province’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvinciālis‘of a province’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400provincial
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  5. Englishearliest quotation c. 1503–1512same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvincia‘province’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprōvinciālis‘of a province’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400provincial
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  5. Englishearliest quotation c. 1503–1512same form

Earliest quotation: c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood: “Or els is thys Goddis law, Decrees or decretals,…”

Formed from province + -ial

Latin prōvincia ‘office’

Anglo-Norman province

Middle English provynce ‘province’

English province

Every English word from Latin prōvincia

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to a province.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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