Meanings
verbprovene (third-person singular simple present provenes, present participle provening, simple past and past participle provened)
present singular third person provenes · participle present provening · participle past provened · past provened
- now uncommon and chiefly non-native speakers' EnglishTo originate, stem (from)
The books provened from Dartmouth and from several Harvard libraries, including Widener, Law, and Divinity.
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
Origin
- Latinprōvenīre
- Middle Frenchprovenir
- Englishprovene
Borrowed from Middle French provenir, from Latin prōvenīre.
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APA
provene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provene
MLA
“provene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “provene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/provene.
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