/ ˈprɒvənəns; NAmE ˈprɑːv-/ noun
[ U , C ] ( technical ) the place that sth originally came from
SYN origin :
All the furniture is of English provenance.
There's no proof about the provenance of the painting (= whether it is genuine or not) .
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French , from the verb provenir come or stem from, from Latin provenire , from pro- forth + venire come.