provenance vs source

source vs provenance

provenance and source both are nouns.

provenance is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
provenance	Yes	No	No	No
source	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, source is a hypernym of provenance; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than provenance:

provenance: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
source: the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Other hypernyms of provenance include beginning, origin, root, rootage.

provenance (noun)	source (noun)
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence	a facility where something is available
	anything that provides inspiration for later work
	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
	a person who supplies information
	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

provenance (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between provenance and source

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