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provenir

to come from

verb proh-beh-NEER Less Common
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Also means

to originate from

Usage Note

Provenir de always takes de to express origin: esta costumbre proviene de Roma. It conjugates like venir (first-person singular present: provengo). It is more formal than venir de and is the standard choice in written registers. The present participle proveniente (originating from) is common in formal prose.

Examples

"Esta costumbre proviene de la época romana."

Natural Translation

This custom comes from the Roman era.

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