provenience

• Существительное, обозначающее место происхождения или самую раннюю известную историю чего-либо, часто используемое в археологии или истории искусства.

A noun referring to the place of origin or earliest known history of something, often used in archaeology or art history.

1. Origin or SourceC2formal

   The place where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.

   Происхождение

   • The provenience of the artifact was traced to a small village in Greece.
   • Scholars debated the provenience of the ancient manuscript.
   • The provenience of the plant species is believed to be the tropical forests of South America.

   Synonymsbirthplacederivationoriginprovenancesource