Provenait (en. Came from)

/pʁɔ.və.nɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To be issued from, to draw its origin from.

This product came from a small organic farm.

Ce produit provenait d'une petite ferme bio.

To have as a source, to result from.

The rumor came from a misinterpretation.

La rumeur provenait d'une mauvaise interprétation.

To come from somewhere.

She said that it came from an old book.

Elle a dit que cela provenait d'un livre ancien.

The verb 'provenir' comes from the Latin 'provenire', composed of 'pro-' (in front) and 'venire' (to come).

derived from

indicates the source or origin of something.

provenait de

it came from a study

suggests that the information is based on research.

cela provenait d'une étude

to come from

to be the origin of something.

provenir

origin

point or place from which something begins.

origine

source

place from which something emanates.

source

Comes from

This style comes from the street; it originated from urban trends.

Ce style vient de la rue, il provenait des tendances urbaines.

It's simple

When we say that it originated from a basic idea, it is simple to understand.

Quand on dit que cela provenait d'une idée basique, c'est simple à comprendre.