noun. Place of origin; derivation.

noun. undefined

noun. The history of the ownership of an object, especially when documented or authenticated. Used of artworks, antiques, and books.

noun. The records or documents authenticating such an object or the history of its ownership.

noun. Origin; source or quarter from which anything comes; provenience: especially in the sense of ‘place of manufacture, production, or discovery.’

noun. Origin; source; provenience.

noun. Place or source of origin.

noun. The place and time of origin of some artifact or other object. See Usage note below.

noun. The history of ownership of a work of art

noun. The copy history of a piece of data, or the intermediate pieces of data utilized to compute a final data element, as in a database record or web site (data provenance)

noun. The execution history of computer processes which were utilized to compute a final piece of data (process provenance)

noun. Background; history; place of origin; ancestry.

noun. where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

"The simplest way to verify provenance is by looking for items that come with a Certificate of Authenticity or a Letter of Authenticity (often abbreviated to COA and LOA)."

provenience  

beginning  origin  root  rootage  source  

as-built  authenticity  dispassion  homicideand  incaution  

beginning  commencement  conception  derivation  fountain