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: rise, beginning, or derivation from a source

the origin of life on Earth

The word «algebra» is of Arabic origin.

: the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives

also

: something that creates, causes, or gives rise to another

a spring is the origin of the brook

: the more fixed, central, or larger attachment of a muscle

: the intersection of coordinate axes

Synonyms

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origin, source, inception, root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence.

origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being.

an investigation into the origin of baseball

source applies more often to the point where something springs into being.

the source of recurrent trouble

inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes.

the business has been a success since its inception

root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned.

the real root of the violence

Example Sentences

Her ethnic origins are French.

the origins of human language remain a matter of considerable debate

Recent Examples on the Web

To do that means centering Indigenous voices and history, which have historically been left out in the origin stories of the Americas.

—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023

But like many of the best humble origin stories, Smigel and Sandler first crossed paths at 30 Rock.

—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2023

This asteroid sample could reveal our solar system’s origin story Uracil is a nucleobase, or a nitrogen-containing compound.

—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023

Nearly all of Ted Lasso’s many flaws—its lack of conflict, its paper-thin characters, the general unbelievability of both its premise and narrative structure—stem from this origin story.

—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023

Once the applause died down, Affleck and his cast answered some questions about the origin story of arguably the greatest sneaker ever produced, inspired by arguably the greatest professional athlete in history.

—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2023

Inhaler formed young—so young, in fact, that each member could tell a slightly different version of their band name’s origin story.

—Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2023

In his comic book origin story, Kraven starts out as Sergei Kravinoff, the world’s greatest big game hunter who comes to think of Spider-Man as his ultimate quarry.

—Philip Ellis, Men’s Health, 15 Mar. 2023

Eleven days before the Caveat comedy show, Ms. Brier sat in her apartment’s dining area before a plate of untouched cookies, under a collection of paintings by her paternal grandmother, and told her origin story.

—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English origine, from Latin origin-, origo, from oriri to rise — more at orient entry 2

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of origin was
in the 15th century

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noun

something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.

rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word.

the first stage of existence; beginning: the origin of Quakerism in America.

ancestry; parentage; extraction: to be of Scottish origin.

Anatomy.

the point of derivation.
the more fixed portion of a muscle.

Mathematics.

the point in a Cartesian coordinate system where the axes intersect.
Also called pole. the point from which rays designating specific angles originate and are measured from in a polar coordinate system with no axes.

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Origin of origin

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin orīgin- (stem of orīgō) beginning, source, lineage, derivative of orīrī to rise; cf. orient

Words nearby origin

orig., origami, origan, origanum, Origen, origin, original, original equipment manufacturer, originalism, originality, originally

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Words related to origin

ancestor, ancestry, connection, element, influence, motive, provenance, root, source, birth, genesis, descent, lineage, agent, antecedent, author, base, causality, causation, creator

How to use origin in a sentence

I think we can see Liz’s story is sort of an origin point for so many cultural themes today.
Its 2018 report, “Reclaiming Native Truth,” explored the perceptions that Americans have of Native people, the origins of those perceptions and the impact that the perceptions have on Native people, particularly children.
In speaking with Parents for Peace, however, she began to think more about the origins of his views.
The notion of centering my column on “new” revelations about the origins of the Pentagon Papers seemed to be collapsing.

The scenario involved one storm, with origins in the Pacific Ocean, that would race across the country, die out over Ohio, and then hand off its energy to a secondary storm developing off the Mid-Atlantic coast.
“The origin of Brokpas is lost in antiquity,” a research article from the University of Delhi notes.
The mythic origin of the feast was the creation of the world by the god Marduk.
Some of the more notorious “green on blue” attacks have their origin in such outraged honor.
Black Alice and Strix have origin stories that more closely resemble the archetypal comic heroes.
The virus had to come from somewhere, but no one could figure out its origin.
Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
But not only has the name tobacco and the implements employed in its use caused much discussion but also the origin of the plant.
A marked increase indicates some pathologic condition at the site of their origin.
William King, archbishop of Dublin, died; author of a celebrated treatise on the origin of evil.
Carpenter were the leaders, and this is claimed to have been the origin of Mechanics’ Institutes.

British Dictionary definitions for origin

noun

a primary source; derivation

the beginning of something; first stage or part

(often plural) ancestry or parentage; birth; extraction

anatomy

the end of a muscle, opposite its point of insertion
the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out

maths

the point of intersection of coordinate axes or planes
the point whose coordinates are all zeroSee also pole 2 (def.

commerce the country from which a commodity or product originatesshipment from origin

Word Origin for origin

C16: from French origine, from Latin orīgō beginning, birth, from orīrī to rise, spring from

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for origin

The point at which the axes of a Cartesian coordinate system intersect. The coordinates of the origin are (0,0) in two dimensions and (0,0,0) in three dimensions.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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or·i·gin

(ôr′ə-jĭn, ŏr′-)

1. The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.

2. often origins Ancestry: «We cannot escape our origins, however hard we try» (James Baldwin).

3. The fact of originating; rise or derivation: The rumor had its origin in an impulsive remark.

4. Anatomy The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.

5. Mathematics The point of intersection of coordinate axes, as in the Cartesian coordinate system.

[Middle English origine, ancestry, from Latin orīgō, orīgin-, from orīrī, to arise, be born; see er- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: origin, inception, source, root¹
These nouns signify the point at which something originates. Origin is the point at which something comes into existence: The origins of some words are unknown. When origin refers to people, it means parentage or ancestry: «He came … of mixed French and Scottish origin» (Charlotte Brontë).
Inception is the beginning, as of an action or process: The researcher was involved in the project from its inception. Source signifies the point at which something springs into being or from which it derives or is obtained: «The mysterious … is the source of all true art and science» (Albert Einstein).
Root denotes what is considered the fundamental cause of or basic reason for something: «Lack of money is the root of all evil» (George Bernard Shaw).

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

origin

(ˈɒrɪdʒɪn)

1. a primary source; derivation

2. the beginning of something; first stage or part

3. (often plural) ancestry or parentage; birth; extraction

4. (Anatomy) anatomy

a. the end of a muscle, opposite its point of insertion

b. the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out

5. (Mathematics) maths

a. the point of intersection of coordinate axes or planes

b. the point whose coordinates are all zero. See also pole²⁸

6. (Commerce) commerce the country from which a commodity or product originates: shipment from origin.

[C16: from French origine, from Latin orīgō beginning, birth, from orīrī to rise, spring from]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

or•i•gin

(ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-)

1. something from which anything arises or is derived; source.

2. rise or derivation from a particular source: the origin of a word.

3. the first stage of existence; beginning.

4. ancestry; parentage: of Scottish origin.

5. Anat.

a. the point of derivation.

b. the more fixed portion of a muscle.

6. Math.

a. the point in a Cartesian coordinate system where the axes intersect.

b. Also called pole. the point from which rays designating specific angles originate in a polar coordinate system with no axes.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin orīgin- (s. of orīgō) beginning, source, lineage, derivative of orīrī to rise; compare orient]

or·i·gin

(ôr′ə-jĭn)

The point at which the axes of a Cartesian coordinate system intersect. The coordinates of the origin are (0,0) in two dimensions and (0,0,0) in three dimensions.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

origin

Beginning point of a deployment where unit or non-unit-related cargo or personnel are located.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	origin — the place where something begins, where it springs into being; «the Italian beginning of the Renaissance»; «Jupiter was the origin of the radiation»; «Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River»; «communism’s Russian root» source, root, rootage, beginning derivation — the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); «he prefers shoes of Italian derivation»; «music of Turkish derivation» spring — a point at which water issues forth headspring, fountainhead, head — the source of water from which a stream arises; «they tracked him back toward the head of the stream» headwater — the source of a river; «the headwaters of the Nile» wellhead, wellspring — the source of water for a well jumping-off place, point of departure — a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; «one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him»; «my point of departure was San Francisco» place of origin, provenance, provenience, birthplace, cradle — where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; «the birthplace of civilization» home — place where something began and flourished; «the United States is the home of basketball» point source — a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted trail head, trailhead — the beginning of a trail point — the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; «she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street»
	2.	origin — properties attributable to your ancestry; «he comes from good origins» descent, extraction ancestry, filiation, lineage, derivation — inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline full blood — descent from parents both of one pure breed
	3.	origin — an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events inception, origination beginning — the event consisting of the start of something; «the beginning of the war» germination — the origin of some development; «the germination of their discontent» cause — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; «they are trying to determine the cause of the crash» prelude, overture, preliminary — something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; «training is a necessary preliminary to employment»; «drinks were the overture to dinner» procession, emanation, rise — (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; «the emanation of the Holy Spirit»; «the rising of the Holy Ghost»; «the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son»
	4.	origin — the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero intersection — a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
	5.	origin — the source of something’s existence or from which it derives or is derived; «the rumor had its origin in idle gossip»; «vegetable origins»; «mineral origin»; «origin in sensation» source — (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; «a heat source»; «a source of carbon dioxide»
	6.	origin — the descendants of one individual; «his entire lineage has been warriors» blood line, bloodline, ancestry, lineage, pedigree, stemma, line of descent, parentage, blood, descent, stock, line kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family — people descended from a common ancestor; «his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower» side — a family line of descent; «he gets his brains from his father’s side» family tree, genealogy — successive generations of kin

origin

noun

1. beginning, start, birth, source, launch, foundation, creation, dawning, early stages, emergence, outset, starting point, onset, genesis, initiation, inauguration, inception, font (poetic), commencement, fountain, fount, origination, fountainhead, mainspring theories about the origin of life
beginning end, death, finish, conclusion, outcome, finale, termination, culmination, expiry

2. root, source, basis, beginnings, base, cause, spring, roots, seed, foundation, nucleus, germ, provenance, derivation, wellspring, fons et origo (Latin) What is the origin of the word `honeymoon’?

3. ancestry, family, race, beginnings, stock, blood, birth, heritage, ancestors, descent, pedigree, extraction, lineage, forebears, antecedents, parentage, forefathers, genealogy, derivation, progenitors, stirps people of Asian origin

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

origin

noun

1. A point of origination:

beginning, derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, parent, provenance, provenience, root, rootstock, source, spring, well.

2. The initial stage of a developmental process:

beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, inception, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, outset, spring, start.

3. One’s ancestors or their character or one’s ancestral derivation:

ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, descent, extraction, family, genealogy, line, lineage, parentage, pedigree, seed, stock.

Translations

původvznikpočátek

oprindelseopståen

alkuperäorigo

porijeklovreloishodišteizvorizvorište

eredetkezdetszármazás

uppruni

起源

근원

koks buvo iš pradžiųoriginalasoriginaliaioriginalumasoriginalus

izcelšanāsizcelsmesākotne

izvor

ursprung

จุดกำเนิด

nguồn gốc

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

origin

[ˈɒrɪdʒɪn]

people of Indian origin → des personnes d’origine indienne country of origin origins

npl

to have its origins in sth [situation, problem] → tirer ses origines de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

origin

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

origin

(ˈoridʒin) noun

the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause. the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.

oˈriginal (əˈri-) adjective

1. existing at the beginning; first. This part of the house is new but the rest is original.

2. (able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before. original ideas; He has a very original mind.

3. (of a painting etc) by the artist etc, from which copies may be made. The original painting is in the museum, but there are hundreds of copies.

noun

1. the earliest version. This is the original – all the others are copies.

2. a model from which a painting etc is made. She is the original of the famous portrait.

oˌrigiˈnality (əridʒiˈnӕ-) noun

His writing shows originality.

oˈriginally adverboriginate (əˈridʒineit) verb

to bring or come into being. That style of painting originated in China.

ˈorigins noun plural

a person’s place of birth, family background etc. He tried to hide his origins.

origin

→ أصْلٌ původ oprindelse Ursprung προέλευση origen alkuperä origine porijeklo origine 起源 근원 oorsprong opprinnelse zaczątek origem происхождение ursprung จุดกำเนิด kaynak nguồn gốc 起源

or·i·gin

n. origen, principio.

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Do you know the definition of origin? This article will provide you with all of the information you need on the word origin, including its definition, etymology, usage, example sentences, and more!

What does the word origin mean?

According to Collins English Dictionary, Dictionary, and the American Heritage Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, the word origin is a noun that refers to a source of ancestry or parentage. This can also be used in anatomy to refer to the end of a muscle, which is opposite its point of insertion as well as the beginning of a nerve or blood vessel or the site where it first starts to branch out. In math, it is used to refer to point of intersection of coordinate axes or planes. In commerce, it refers to the country from which a commodity or product originates. Generally, it refers to the place where something begins. Origin is three syllables – or-i-gin, and the pronunciation of origin is ˈɒrɪdʒɪn.

The word origin can be used in many different circumstances, including referring to humble origin, the coordinates of the origin, the origin of extraction, the place where axes of a Cartesian coordinate system intersect, the origin of the Earth’s surface, the proximal end of attachment of a muscle and the action of that muscle, an arbitrary point in a system of coordinates or polar coordinate system, the origin of a type of family, bloodline or line of descent, the first stage of something, recent origin, the source of a river like the source of the Ohio River, the Italian beginning of the renaissance, the first part of something, the place where the axes of a coordinate system intersect, the origin of the radiation, the origin of words, the origin of a shipment, or Communism’s Russian root.

Many different languages also use their own terms that mean origin. You may notice that some of these translations of origin from Word Sense look and sound similar to the word origin. These are called cognates, which are formed when two words of different languages have the same language of origin or root. See if you can tell which of these translations have the same root or language of origin by how they look and are spelled!

Serbo-Croatian: počétak‎ (masc.)
Czech: vznik‎ (masc.), počátek‎ (masc.)
Latvian: cilme‎ (fem.)
Romanian: origine‎ (fem.), origină‎ (fem.)
Spanish: origen‎ (masc.)
Hungarian: eredet‎, kezdet‎
Galician: orixe‎ (fem.)
Indonesian: asal usul‎
Swedish: ursprung‎ (neut.)
Portuguese: origem‎ (fem.), começo‎ (masc.)
Kilivila: uula‎
Italian: origine‎
Japanese: 起源‎ (きげん, kigen), 原因‎ (げんいん, gen’in)
Arabic: مَنْشَأ‎ (masc.)
Volapük: rig‎
Dutch: oorsprong‎ (masc.), herkomst‎ (fem.)
Hindi: शुरुआत‎ (fem.)
Catalan: origen‎ (masc.)
Polish: pochodzenie‎ (neut.)
Bokmål: opphav‎ (neut.), opprinnelse‎ (masc.), utgangspunkt‎ (neut.), utspring‎ (neut.)
French: origine‎ (fem.)
Haitian Creole: orijin‎
Min Dong: 起源‎ (ki nguon)
Bulgarian: произход‎
Esperanto: origino‎
Novial: origine‎
Greek: αρχή‎ (fem.), προέλευση‎ (fem.)
Georgian: საწყისი‎
Mandarin: 起源‎ (qǐyuán), 源頭‎, 源头‎ (yuántóu), 起始‎ (qǐshǐ), 本源‎ (běnyuán)
Tagalog: mula‎, kasimulan‎
German: Anfang‎ (masc.), Entstehung‎ (fem.)
Asturian: orixe‎
Egyptian Arabic: منشأ‎
Venetian: orixene‎
Sicilian: uriggina‎ (fem.), urìggina‎
Lithuanian: kilmė‎ (fem.)
Nynorsk: opphav‎ (neut.), utgangspunkt‎ (neut.), utspring‎ (neut.)
Zulu: umsuka
Aragonese: orichen‎ (masc.)
Turkish: köken‎, başlangıç‎, kaynak‎, orijin‎
Russian: нача́ло‎ (neut.), исто́чник‎ (masc.)

What are synonyms and antonyms of origin?

There are many different words that can be used in place of the word origin. These words are called synonyms, which are words and phrases that have the same definition as another given word or phrase. Learning synonyms is a great way to expand your vocabulary and avoid repeating yourself in written and spoken English. This list of synonyms for the word origin is provided by Power Thesaurus.

reason
alpha
parent
spring
fountainhead
provenance
pedigree
square one
nascency
stemma
origins
line
basis
begetter
derivation
stock
original
babyhood
author
onset
paternity
mother
root
home
genealogy
incipience
rise
parentage
blood line
creation
extraction
nativity
base
rootage
embryo
family
motive
sources
fount
mainspring
beginning
race
initiation
inception
genesis
birth
place of origin
bloodline
opening
well
ancestry
starting point
font
conception
blood
cradle
emergence
derivations
line of descent
dawn
seeds
kickoff
germ
heritage
progenitor
background
foundation
head
strain
cause
core
birthplace
egg
heart
commencement
origination
producer
roots
seed
nucleus
source
lineage
beginnings
vintage
provenience
dawning
originator
causes
start
bottom
ground zero
outset
inauguration
wellspring
infancy
descent
etymology
essence
agent
fountain

There are also plenty of different words that have the opposite meaning of origin. These opposite words are called antonyms, which are another great tool for expanding your English language vocabulary in a quick and easy way. This list of antonyms is also provided by Power Thesaurus.

end
matter of course
eventuality
after-effect
clout
mother
bearing
impact
hangover
fruit of one’s loins
demise
turnout
death
development
upshot
fallout
conclusion
fruits
end product
outgrowth
actualization
finale
causatum
fate
final stage
bitter end
echo
consummation
follow through
all holiday
can of worms
consequence
backlash
deathplace
ascent
termination
logical conclusion
backwash
aftershock
followup
everlasting sleep
fatal accident
aftermath
implication
death by a thousand cuts
impression
denouement
moment
fatality
death of a thousand cuts
imprint
chain reaction
fruit
final result
creation
afterglow
flak
last
leftover
blowback
apocalypse
influence
child
mark
after-effects
heritage
footprint
legacy
product
lingchi
outcome
final phase
endless sleep
aftereffect
consequences
corollary
event
concomitant
sequence
net result
destiny
finish
by-product
ending
harvest
effect
delayed response
destination
offspring
follow-up
end result
issue
culmination
effects
bottom line
result
expiration
goal
offshoot
byproduct

What is the word origin of origin?

According to Etymonline, the word origin has been used cine c15 and comes from the Latin originem.

Overall, the word origin means the beginning or start of something. This could refer to a family, used in the medical field, or in mathematics.

Sources:

origin: meaning, origin, translation | Word Sense
Origin Definition & Meaning | Dictionary
Origin synonyms – 1 223 Words and Phrases for Origin
origin | Origin and meaning of origin | Online Etymology Dictionary
Origin antonyms – 636 Opposites of Origin | Power Thesaurus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English origine, origyne, from Old French origine, orine, ourine, from Latin origo (“beginning, source, birth, origin”), from orior (“to rise”); see orient. Doublet of origo.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/, /ˈɒɹ.ə.d͡ʒən/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/, /ˈɔɹ.d͡ʒɪn/
(NYC) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/

Noun[edit]

origin (plural origins)

The beginning of something.
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture I:
  
  It is clear that the origin of the truth would be an admirable criterion of this sort, if only the various origins could be discriminated from one another from this point of view, and the history of dogmatic opinion shows that origin has always been a favorite test. Origin in immediate intuition; origin in pontifical authority; origin in supernatural revelation, as by vision, hearing, or unaccountable impression; origin in direct possession by a higher spirit, expressing itself in prophecy and warning; origin in automatic utterance generally,—these origins have been stock warrants for the truth of one opinion after another which we find represented in religious history.
- 2013 June 14, Sam Leith, “Where the profound meets the profane”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37:
  
  Swearing doesn’t just mean what we now understand by «dirty words». It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – «profanity», «curses», «oaths» and «swearing» itself.
Synonym: source
(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

Synonym: zero vector
(anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
(cartography) An arbitrary point on Earth’s surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
(in the plural) Ancestry.

Synonyms[edit]

(beginning): See Thesaurus:beginning

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(beginning): end
(source): destination
(anatomy): insertion

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cross-origin
origin story
original
originate
origination
originator

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orient

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beginning of something

Afrikaans: oorsprong (af)
Albanian: zanafillë (sq)
Arabic: مَنْشَأ‎ m (manšaʔ)

Egyptian Arabic: منشأ‎ m (manšaʾ)

Hijazi Arabic: مَنْشَأ‎ m (manšaʾ), مَصْدَر‎ m (maṣdar)
Aragonese: orichen m
Asturian: orixe
Belarusian: крыні́ца f (kryníca), жарало́ n (žaraló), пача́так m (pačátak), пахо́джанне n (paxódžannje)
Bulgarian: нача́ло (bg) n (načálo), прои́зход (bg) m (proízhod)
Catalan: origen (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 起源 (zh) (qǐyuán), 源頭／源头 (zh) (yuántóu), 起始 (zh) (qǐshǐ), 本源 (zh) (běnyuán)

Min Dong: 起源 (kī nguòng)
Czech: vznik (cs) m, počátek (cs) m
Danish: herkomst c, oprindelse c
Dutch: oorsprong (nl) m, herkomst (nl) f
Esperanto: origino (eo)
Finnish: alkuperä (fi)
French: origine (fr) f
Galician: orixe (gl) f
Georgian: საწყისი (sac̣q̇isi)
German: Ursprung (de) m, Anfang (de) m, Entstehung (de) f
Greek: αρχή (el) f (archí), προέλευση (el) f (proélefsi)

Ancient: ἀρχή f (arkhḗ)
Guaraní: ypy
Haitian Creole: orijin
Hebrew: מוֹצָא‎ (he) m (motzá), מָקוֹר‎ (he) m (makór)
Higaonon: poonan
Hindi: शुरुआत (hi) f (śuruāt)
Hungarian: eredet (hu), kezdet (hu), kezdőpont (hu), kiindulópont (hu)
Indonesian: asal usul (id)
Irish: foinse f, máthair (ga) f, bunús m
Italian: origine (it)
Japanese: 起源 (ja) (きげん, kigen), 原因 (ja) (げんいん, gen’in), 原初 (ja) (げんしょ, gensho)
Javanese: asal
Khmer: កំណើត (km) (kɑmnaət)
Kilivila: uula
Korean: 기원(起源) (ko) (giwon), 원인(原因) (ko) (wonin)
Lao: ກຳເນີດ (lo) (kam nœ̄t)
Latin: orīgō (la) f, principium (la) n, prīmordium f
Latvian: cilme f
Lithuanian: kilmė (lt) f
Macedonian: потекло n (poteklo), почеток m (početok)
Malay: asal
Malayalam: ഉത്ഭവം (ml) (utbhavaṃ)
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: гарал (mn) (garal)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: opphav (no) n, opprinnelse m, utgangspunkt n, utspring n

Nynorsk: opphav n, utgangspunkt n, utspring n
Plautdietsch: Aunfank m, Häakunft f
Polish: pochodzenie (pl) n, początek (pl) m
Portuguese: origem (pt) f, começo (pt) m
Romagnol: radìșa f (figurative), ràdga f (figurative)
Romanian: origine (ro) f, origină (ro) f
Russian: нача́ло (ru) n (načálo), исто́чник (ru) m (istóčnik), происхожде́ние (ru) n (proisxoždénije)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: поче́так m

Roman: počétak (sh) m
Sicilian: uriggina (scn) f, urìggina (scn)
Slovak: začiatok (sk) m, vznik (sk) m
Slovene: poreklo n, začetek (sl) m
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: póchad m
Spanish: origen (es) m
Swedish: ursprung (sv) n, upprinnelse (sv) c
Tagalog: mulâ, simulâ, pasimulâ, umpisá
Tausug: pun
Thai: กำเนิด (th) (gam-nə̀ət)
Turkish: köken (tr), başlangıç (tr), kaynak (tr), orijin (tr)
Ukrainian: джерело́ (uk) n (džereló), крини́ця (uk) f (krynýcja), поча́ток (uk) m (počátok), похо́дження n (poxódžennja)
Venetian: orixene
Vietnamese: nguồn gốc (vi)
Volapük: rig (vo)
Yakut: төрүт (törüt)
Zulu: umsuka class 3/4

source of a river, information, goods, etc.

Arabic: مَنْبَع‎ m (manbaʕ), مَنْشَأ‎ m (manšaʔ), مَصْدَر‎ (ar) m (maṣdar)

Egyptian Arabic: منبع‎ m (manbaʿ), منشأ‎ m (manšaʾ), مصدر‎ m (maṣdar)

Hijazi Arabic: مَصْدَر‎ m (maṣdar), مَنْبَع‎ m (manbaʿ)
Bengali: উৎপত্তিস্থল (utpottisthol)
Bulgarian: и́звор (bg) m (ízvor), и́зточник (bg) m (íztočnik)
Catalan: origen (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 源頭／源头 (zh) (yuántóu), 水源 (zh) (shuǐyuán)
Czech: počátek (cs) m, pramen (cs) m
Dutch: oorsprong (nl) m
Esperanto: fonto (eo)
Finnish: lähteet pl (of a river), alkuperä (fi) (of information etc.)
French: source (fr) f
Georgian: წყარო (c̣q̇aro)
German: Quelle (de) f
Greek: πηγή (el) f (pigí)
Haitian Creole: sous
Hebrew: מָקוֹר‎ (he) m (makór)
Hungarian: (of a river, information) forrás (hu), (of goods etc) származás (hu)
Indonesian: asal (id), sumber (id)
Irish: foinse f
Malayalam: ഉത്ഭവം (ml) (utbhavaṃ), ഉറവിടം (ml) (uṟaviṭaṃ)
Maori: takenga
Norwegian:

Bokmål: utspring n (river)

Nynorsk: utspring n (river)
Portuguese: origem (pt) f, (de um rio) nascente (pt) f
Russian: нача́ло (ru) n (načálo), исто́чник (ru) m (istóčnik), исто́к (ru) m (istók) (origin of a river)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ѝзвор m, вре̏ло n, ѝзворӣште n

Roman: ìzvor (sh) m, vrȅlo (sh) n, ìzvorīšte (sh) n
Slovene: izvor (sl) m
Spanish: origen (es) m
Swedish: källa (sv) c, ursprung (sv) n
Tagalog: kasimulan
Turkish: kaynak (tr)
Zulu: umdabu class 3, indabuko class 9/10

point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect

Bulgarian: нача́ло (bg) n (načálo)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 原點／原点 (zh) (yuándiǎn)
Czech: počátek (cs) m
Danish: origo
Dutch: oorsprong (nl) m
Finnish: origo (fi), nollapiste (fi)
French: origine (fr) f
German: Ursprung (de) m
Hebrew: רֵאשִׁית‎ (he) f (reshít)
Hungarian: origó (hu)
Indonesian: origo
Irish: bunphointe m
Japanese: 原点 (ja) (げんてん, genten)
Norwegian: origo
Portuguese: origem (pt) f
Russian: нача́ло координа́т n (načálo koordinát)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ѝсходӣште n

Roman: ìshodīšte (sh) n
Swedish: origo (sv) n
Tagalog: mulaan
Turkish: orijin (tr)

ancestry

Albanian: zanafillë (sq)
Arabic: اَصْل‎ m (aṣl)

Hijazi Arabic: أصِل‎ m (aṣil)
Armenian: ծագում (hy) (cagum)
Belarusian: пахо́джанне n (paxódžannje), пахаджэ́нне n (paxadžénnje)
Bulgarian: прои́зход (bg) m (proízhod)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 起源 (zh) (qǐyuán), 來源／来源 (zh) (láiyuán)
Czech: původ (cs) m
Dutch: oorsprong (nl) m, afkomst (nl) f, herkomst (nl) f
Finnish: syntyperä (fi)
French: origine (fr) f
Georgian: წარმომავლობა (c̣armomavloba)
German: Herkunft (de) f
Greek: καταγωγή (el) f (katagogí)
Hebrew: מוֹצָא‎ (he) m (motzá)
Hungarian: származás (hu)
Indonesian: asal (id)
Irish: bunús m
Italian: origini (it) f pl
Macedonian: потекло n (poteklo)
Mongolian: гарал (mn) (garal)
Polish: pochodzenie (pl)
Portuguese: origem (pt) f
Russian: происхожде́ние (ru) n (proisxoždénije)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: подрије́тло n, порије́кло n

Roman: podrijétlo (sh) n, porijéklo (sh) n
Slovak: pôvod (sk) m
Slovene: poreklo n, izvir (sl) m
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: póchad m
Spanish: origen (es) m
Swedish: ursprung (sv) n, härkomst (sv) c
Turkish: soy sop (tr)
Ukrainian: похо́дження n (poxódžennja)

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Arabic: ^{(please verify)} أَصْل‎ m (ʔaṣl)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} oorsprong (nl) m
French: ^{(please verify)} origine (fr) f
German: ^{(please verify)} Ursprung (de) m
Ido: ^{(please verify)} origino (io)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} origine (it) f
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 원천 (ko) (woncheon), ^{(please verify)} 근원 (ko) (geunwon)
Old English: ^{(please verify)} frymþu f
Serbo-Croatian:

Roman: ^{(please verify)} istok (sh) m, ^{(please verify)} poreklo (sh) n, ^{(please verify)} postanak (sh) m

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