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il provenait

came from, originated from

→ provenir
proven come from; originate + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #47,536
came from, originated from Often used for the source or origin of something; more formal than « venir de » in everyday speech.
FR: Cette musique provenait de la maison voisine.
EN: This music came from the neighboring house.
Conjugation of provenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third provenait —

L'idée provenait de Ganimard.

The idea came from Ganimard.

Ils nous disaient de ne pas demander d'où elle provenait.

They told us not to ask where she came from.

— Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)

Je voulais savoir d'où la voix provenait.

I wanted to know where the voice was coming from.

Provenait-il de ce temple ?

Did it come from this temple?

— Star Trek : Sans limites (2016)

Il provenait d'un autre système.

It came from another system.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)