provene

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French provenir, from Latin prōvenīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

provene (third-person singular simple present provenes, present participle provening, simple past and past participle provened)

  1. (now uncommon and chiefly non-native speakers' English) To originate, stem (from)
    • 2002, Roger E. Stoddard, “"Deep in the Shed" A Working Paper from a Working Librarian”, in Carol Z. Rothkopf, editor, compiled by Carol Z. Rothkopf, A Library-Keeper's Business, New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, page 408:
      The books provened from Dartmouth and from several Harvard libraries, including Widener, Law, and Divinity.

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