Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
"pROvenir," used as a verb
English translation:
descend
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"porvenir," used as a verb
The apparent sense is "being descended from." But all my sources list "porvenir" as a noun, relating to future events, prospects, anticipations.
The document is a family history; written, I believe, in Chile, tho the families concerned were in New England and on Long Island, New York. This part of the text has to do with "first families" of Long Island.
Archaic usage, perhaps?
| 4 +4 | descend |
MPGS
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GillW (MCIL)
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Sep 30, 2012 07:57: MPGS Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): Rosa Paredes, Evans (X)
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Proposed translations
descend
provenir.
(Del lat. provenīre, crecer, desenvolverse).
1. intr. Dicho de una persona o de una cosa: Nacer, originarse, proceder de un lugar, de otra persona, de otra cosa, etc.
MORF. conjug. c. venir.
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