LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

prōventus

prōventus m (genitive prōventūs)
Classical[proːˈwɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[proˈvɛn.tus]

Meaning

  1. growth, increase
  2. produce, yield, crop
  3. result, outcome

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeprōventusprōventūs
genitiveprōventūsprōventuum
dativeprōventuīprōventibus
accusativeprōventumprōventūs
ablativeprōventūprōventibus
vocativeprōventusprōventūs

prōventus, ūs, m. provenio,
I. a coming forth, growing up, growth, increase; produce, yield, crop (not in Cic.; syn. reditus).
I. Lit.: proventu oneret sulcos, Verg. G. 2, 518: papilionis, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209: rosarum, id. 21, 5, 11, § 22: olei, id. 17, 21, 19, § 93: lactis, id. 20, 12, 48, § 122: uberi vinearum proventu, Suet. Claud. 16 fin.: ficus trifero proventu, Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 71; Amm. 22, 8, 32; Sen. Ben. 4, 33, 2; id. Ep. 114, 1; cf.: equinus proventus, Sol. 45, 5.— In plur.: frugum, Censor. 18, 7; Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 74; 19, 12, 62, § 189.—
B. Transf., a supply, number: tum deinde efflorescat... oratorum ingens proventus, Quint. 12, 10, 11: poëtarum, Plin. Ep. 1, 13, 1: clarorum virorum, Just. 13, 1, 12: murium, Plin. 10, 65, 85, § 186: cuniculorum, id. 8, 55, 81, § 218.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., an issue, result: errare, si qui in bello omnis secundos rerum proventus expectent, Caes. B. G. 7, 29: omnes milites intenti pugnae proventum expectabant, id. ib. 7, 80: hujus peregrinationis, App. M. 2, p. 120, 12.—
B. In partic., a fortunate issue, happy result, success: superioris temporis, Caes. B. C. 2, 38: secundarum rerum, Liv. 45, 41: orationis, Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 18; Vulg. 1 Cor. 10, 13.

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. Latinprōventus

Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin prōveniō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin prōventus From prōveniō + -tus (forming ation nouns).

Descendants
  • Italianprovento
  • Portugueseprovento
  • Spanishprovento

Quick answers

What does prōventus mean in Latin?
prōventus, a noun, means “growth, increase; produce, yield, crop; result, outcome”.
What is the genitive of prōventus?
The genitive singular is prōventūs. prōventus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce prōventus?
In classical Latin, [proːˈwɛn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈvɛn.tus].
Where does prōventus 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 prōventus.