The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Provenience \Pro*ve"ni*ence\, n. [L. proveniens, -entis, p.pr.
   of provenire to come forth; pro forth + venire to come.]
   Origin; source; place where found or produced; provenance; --
   used esp. in the fine arts and in arch[ae]ology; as, the
   provenience of a patera.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

provenience
    n 1: where something originated or was nurtured in its early
         existence; "the birthplace of civilization" [syn:
         birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance,
         provenience]