provenio

prō-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, v. n., 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.