Provene

//pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːn// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To originate, stem (from)

    "The books provened from Dartmouth and from several Harvard libraries, including Widener, Law, and Divinity."

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"The books provened from Dartmouth and from several Harvard libraries, including Widener, Law, and Divinity."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French provenir, from Latin prōvenīre.

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