Provenience
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːni.ən(t)s/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 source; findspot; origin
- 2 where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence wordnet
- 3 provenance, history
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre (“to come up”); compare provene, provenient, and provenance.