Etymology of the English word provenance
the English word
provenancederived from the French word
provenancederived from the French word
provenirderived from the Latin word
provenire (come forth; come into being; prosper)
derived from the Latin word
venire (to come; go for sale, be sold , be disposed of for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷā-derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perDate
The earliest known usage of provenance in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
provenienceCognates
French
provenance, German
Provenienz, Norwegian
proveniens, Swedish
proveniensUsage
Word found in Modern English
