provenir

to come from, to originate from, to stem from

p ʁ ɔ v . n i ʁ
pro professional + venir to come
verb Rare #42,927
to come from, to originate from, to stem from Often used for the source or cause of something.
FR: Cette odeur semble provenir de la cuisine.
EN: This smell seems to come from the kitchen.
Conjugation of provenir
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third provient proviennent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third — proviennent
Present
provenir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third provenait —

Mais d'où peut-elle bien provenir ?

But where could it possibly come from?

— Star Trek : Sans limites (2016)

Son obsession devait donc provenir d'un trouble mental.

His obsession must therefore have stemmed from a mental disorder.

— Mirage (2018)

Elle a pas besoin de provenir des toilettes, mais, ouais, c'est ça, l'idée.

It doesn’t have to come from the bathroom, but yeah, that’s the idea.

— Idiocracy (2006)

Il semble provenir d'un générateur souterrain.

It seems to come from an underground generator.

— Star Trek: The Cage (1965)

Rien ne peut provenir de rien.

Nothing can come from nothing.

Capitaine, le fragment volé semble provenir de cette planète.

Captain, the stolen fragment appears to have come from this planet.

— Star Trek : Sans limites (2016)

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