Etymology

provincial

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a province. Full definition →

Middle English provincial ← Old French provincial ← Latin prōvinciālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromprōvinciālis“of a province”
  2. Old French · derived fromprovincial
  3. Middle English · inherited fromprovincial
  4. English todayprovincial

From Middle English provincial, from Old French provincial, from Latin prōvinciālis (“of a province”), equivalent to province + -ial.

Words from the same roots

Latinprōvinciālis all →

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