myEtymology.com: French etymology of province

Etymology of the French word province

the Old French word province

derived from the Latin word provincia (province; office; duty)

derived from the New Latin word pro-

using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per

derived from the Latin word vincere (conquer, defeat, excel)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weik-

Dutch provincie, English province, German Provinz, Italian provincia, Norwegian provins, Spanish provincia, Swedish provins

Word found in Old French