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provenience

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːni.ən(t)s/ / /pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːnjən(t)s/ / /pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷənjō Latin veniō Latin prōveniō Latin prōveniēnsbor. English provenience Borrowed from Latin prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre (“to come up”); compare provene, provenient, and provenance.

  1. source; findspot; origin
  2. provenance, history