LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation

prōveniō

prōveniō (present infinitive prōvenīre, perfect active prōvēnī, supine prōventum)
Classical[proːˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈvɛː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. to come forth, originate, arise
  2. to appear, come forth
  3. to grow up, thrive, prosper

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōveniōprōveniēbamprōveniamprōvēnīprōvēneramprōvēnerō
2nd sg.prōvenīsprōveniēbāsprōveniēsprōvēnistīprōvēnerāsprōvēneris
3rd sg.prōvenitprōveniēbatprōvenietprōvēnitprōvēneratprōvēnerit
1st pl.prōvenīmusprōveniēbāmusprōveniēmusprōvēnimusprōvēnerāmusprōvēnerimus
2nd pl.prōvenītisprōveniēbātisprōveniētisprōvēnistisprōvēnerātisprōvēneritis
3rd pl.prōveniuntprōveniēbantprōvenientprōvēnērunt
prōvēnēre		prōvēnerantprōvēnerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōveniamprōvenīremprōvēnerimprōvēnissem
2nd sg.prōveniāsprōvenīrēsprōvēnerīsprōvēnissēs
3rd sg.prōveniatprōvenīretprōvēneritprōvēnisset
1st pl.prōveniāmusprōvenīrēmusprōvēnerīmusprōvēnissēmus
2nd pl.prōveniātisprōvenīrētisprōvēnerītisprōvēnissētis
3rd pl.prōveniantprōvenīrentprōvēnerintprōvēnissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōveniorprōveniēbarprōveniar
2nd sg.prōvenīris
prōvenīre		prōveniēbāris
prōveniēbāre		prōveniēris
prōveniēre
3rd sg.prōvenīturprōveniēbāturprōveniētur
1st pl.prōvenīmurprōveniēbāmurprōveniēmur
2nd pl.prōvenīminīprōveniēbāminīprōveniēminī
3rd pl.prōveniunturprōveniēbanturprōvenientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōveniarprōvenīrer
2nd sg.prōveniāris
prōveniāre		prōvenīrēris
prōvenīrēre
3rd sg.prōveniāturprōvenīrētur
1st pl.prōveniāmurprōvenīrēmur
2nd pl.prōveniāminīprōvenīrēminī
3rd pl.prōvenianturprōvenīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōvenīprōvenīre
pres. 2nd pl.prōvenīteprōvenīminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōvenītōprōvenītor
fut. 3rd sg.prōvenītōprōvenītor
fut. 2nd pl.prōvenītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōveniuntōprōveniuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōvenīreprōvenīrī
perfect infinitiveprōvēnisseprōventum esse
future infinitiveprōventūrum esseprōventum īrī
present participleprōveniēns—
perfect participle—prōventus
future participleprōventūrus
prōventūra, prōventūrā, prōventūrae, prōventūram, prōventūrārum, prōventūrās, prōventūre, prōventūrī, prōventūrīs, prōventūrō, prōventūrōrum, prōventūrōs, prōventūrum		prōveniendus
prōveniundus, prōvenienda, prōveniendā, prōveniendae, prōveniendam, prōveniendārum, prōveniendās, prōveniende, prōveniendīs, prōveniendōrum, prōveniendōs
gerundprōveniendī, prōveniendō, prōveniendumsupineprōventum, prōventū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

gemmae proveniunt
the trees are budding.

prō-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, v. n.,
I. to come forth, appear (not in Cic.; syn. appareo).
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (mostly anteclass.): proveniebant oratores novi, Naev. ap. Cic. Sen. 6, 20 (Com. Rel. p. 14 Rib.): scriptorum magna ingenia, Sall. C. 8, 3: in scenam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 155: quibus feminis menstrua non proveniunt, Cels. 2, 7.—
B. In partic.
1. To come forth, be brought forth, be born; to originate, arise, be produced (post-Aug.; cf. progigno): deductis olim, quique mox provenere, haec patria est, were born, Tac. H. 4, 65: neque Artemenem Dario provenisse, Just. 2, 10, 4: nec aliud ibi animal provenit, Plin. 9, 10, 12, § 38; 10, 54, 75, § 152: insula, in quā candidum plumbum provenit, id. 4, 16, 30, § 104: lana, Ov. F. 4, 773; id. Am. 3, 1, 44: sic neque fistulosus (caseus) neque salsus neque aridus provenit, Col. 7, 8, 5.—
2. To grow up, grow, thrive (so in Cæs. and Livy; cf. redeo): frumentum propter siccitates angustius provenerat, Caes. B. G. 5, 24; Liv. 27, 8, 19; 45, 13, 16; Quint. 5, 14, 32: virgas roscidas si recideris, parum prospere proveniunt, Col. 4, 30, 6; 1, 2, 4; 3, 18, 2; Plin. 19, 7, 36, § 120: arbores sponte suā provenientes, id. 17, 1, 1, § 1: cum provenisset segetum copia, Amm. 28, 1, 17; Sen. Ben. 1, 12, 4.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to come forth, appear (very rare): malum maximum, si id provenit, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 26.—
B. In partic.
1. To spring, originate, arise; to come to pass, take place, to happen, occur (cf.: accido, evenio): carmina proveniunt animo deducta sereno, Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 39: ut ex studiis gaudium, sic studia hilaritate proveniunt, Plin. Ep. 8, 19, 2; cf.: Alexandro simile provenisset ostentum, Suet. Aug. 94: provenire certa ratione, Col. 4, 29, 2.—
2. To go on, proceed in any manner; to succeed, prosper, flourish, turn out: decumae proveniunt male, Lucil. ap. Non. 521, 3.—Transf., of personal subjects, to whom any thing turns out in any manner: cum tu recte provenisti, since it has turned out well with you, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 35; id. Stich. 2, 2, 73; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 22; cf.: nequiter multis modis, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 57; Vulg. Phil. 1, 19: novā ubertate provenire terram, flourish, Tac. A. 16, 2; Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 12, 2.—
b. Pregn., to go on well, to prosper, succeed, = succedere: si destinata provenissent, Tac. H. 4, 18: si consilium provenisset, id. ib. 3, 41: provenere dominationes, id. A. 3, 26: ut proveniant sine malo, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 68: ut initia belli provenissent, Tac. H. 2, 20 fin.; id. A. 14, 25.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōveniō

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin prōveniō From prō- (“from, in the place of”) + veniō (“come”).

Descendants
  • Catalanprovenir
  • Frenchprovenir
  • Italianprovenire
  • Portugueseprovir
  • Romanianproveni
  • Spanishprovenir
  • Galicianprovir

Quick answers

What does prōveniō mean in Latin?
prōveniō, a verb, means “to come forth, originate, arise; to appear, come forth; to grow up, thrive, prosper”.
What are the principal parts of prōveniō?
prōveniō, prōvenīre, prōvēnī, prōventum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōveniō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈwɛ.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈvɛː.ni.o].
Where does prōveniō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōveniō.