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provenience

/pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
prove-nience
IPA
/pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

source; findspot; origin

noun

provenance, history

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin prōveniō Latin prōveniēnsbor. English provenience Borrowed from Latin prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre (“to come up”); compare provene, provenient, and provenance.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/
  • British English: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈviːni.ən(t)s/

Inflected Forms

proveniences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unprovenienced

Synonyms

birthplace cradle place of origin provenance

Questions

How do you pronounce provenience?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈvini.ən(t)s/.
What does provenience mean?
source; findspot; origin
Where does provenience come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin prōveniō Latin prōveniēnsbor. English provenience Borrowed from Latin prōveniēns, present participle of prōvenīre (“to come up”); compare provene, provenient, and provenance.

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