Where does “provenance” come from?
provenance (French) comes from Middle French provenant, from Middle French provenir, from Latin provenio, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
provenance (French): provenance, origin
Definitions
- provenance, origin
Ancestry of “provenance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | provenant | — |
| 2 | Middle French | provenir | come forth, arise |
| 3 | Latin | provenio | I come forth, originate, arise; I appear, come... |
| 4 | Latin | veniō | to come (to a place), come in, arrive, reach |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷenjō | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |