origin

or·i·gin

 (ôr′ə-jĭn, ŏr′-)

n.

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.

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[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).

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origin

(ˈɒrɪdʒɪn)

n

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]

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or•i•gin

(ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-)

n.

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]

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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.

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origin

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

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Thesaurus

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

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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

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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.

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Translations

أصْلٌأصْل، سَبَباصل

původvznikpočátek

oprindelseopståen

UrsprungEntstehungHerkunft

προέλευσηαρχήγένεση

origenascendenciafuente

alkuperäorigo

origine

porijeklovreloishodišteizvorizvorište

eredetkezdetszármazás

uppruni

origineprovenienzaun originaleprincipioallogeno

起源

근원

koks buvo iš pradžiųoriginalasoriginaliaioriginalumasoriginalus

izcelšanāsizcelsmesākotne

oorsprong

opprinnelse

zaczątek

origem

происхождениевозникновениеистокисточникначало

izvor

ursprung

จุดกำเนิด

kaynak

nguồn gốc

起源

origin

[ˈɒrɪdʒɪn] N [of belief, rumour, language, person] → origen m; [of river] → nacimiento m
country of origin → país m de origen or de procedencia
to be of humble origin; have humble origins → ser de origen humilde

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origin

[ˈɒrɪdʒɪn]

n

(gen) → origine f

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

npl

[person] → origines fpl
your working-class origins → tes origines prolétariennes

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

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origin

n

→ Ursprung m, → Herkunft f; (of person, family) → Herkunft f, → Abstammung f; (of world) → Entstehung f; (of river) → Ursprung m (geh); to have its origin in something → auf etw (acc) → zurückgehen; (river) → in etw (dat) → entspringen; his family had its origin in France → seine Familie ist französischer Herkunft; country of origin → Herkunftsland nt; nobody knew the origin of that story → niemand wusste, wie die Geschichte entstanden war; what are his origins? → was für eine Herkunft hat er?

(Math) → Ursprung m

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origin

[ˈɒrɪdʒɪn] n → origine f
country of origin → paese m d'origine
to be of humble origin or have humble origins → essere di umili origini

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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. oorsprong, begin أصْل، سَبَب произход origem původ, vznik der Ursprung opståen; oprindelse καταγωγή, προέλευσηorigen päritolu مبداء؛ اصل alkuperä origineמקור मूल podrijetlo eredet asal uppruni origine 起源 기원 kilmė, pradžia, ištaka izcelšanās; izcelsme; sākotne asal; punca oorspronkelijkopphav, kilde, opprinnelsepoczątek, pochodzenie نژاد، اصل origem origine начало; причина pôvod; prameň izvor poreklo ursprung ที่มา kaynak 起源 походження; джерело اصل، جڑ nguồn gốc 起源

oˈriginal (əˈri-) adjective

1. existing at the beginning; first. This part of the house is new but the rest is original. oorspronklik, aanvanklik, eerste أصْلي، أوَّلي първичен original původní original oprindelig αρχικός, πρωταρχικόςoriginal algupärane اصلی؛ اولیه alkuperäinen originelקדמון मूल, आरंभिक izvorno eredeti asli upprunalegur originale 最初の 최초의 koks buvo iš pradžių, pirminis oriģināls, sākotnējs asal origineelopprinneligpoczątkowy, pierwotny اصلى original original исконный; первоначальный pôvodný prvoten originalan ursprunglig ซึ่งเป็นแบบฉบับ eski, orjinal 原始的 первісний; перший اصلي nguyên bản 原始的

2. (able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before. original ideas; He has a very original mind. oorspronklik, skeppend أصيل، جَديد، مُبْتَكَر свеж original originální, svérázný originell original πρωτότυποςoriginal omapärane تازه؛ مبتکرانه omintakeinen originalמקורי मौलिक originalan eredeti orisinal frumlegur originale 独創的な 독창적인 originalus oriģināls, jauns, svaigs asal origineeloriginal, selvstendig, friskoryginalny تازه original original оригинальный originálny izviren originalan originell ใหม่ yaratıcı, özgün 有獨創性的 самобутній, своєрідний نيا، تازہ độc đáo 有独创性的

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. oorspronklike أصْلي оригинален original originální Original... original αυθεντικός, πρωτότυποςoriginal algupärane اصل؛ اصلی alkuperäinen originalמקורי जिसकी प्रतिलिप‍ि या जिसका अनुवाद हुआ हो, असली, मूल izvoran, autentičan eredeti asli upprunalegur originale 原作の 원작의 autentiškas oriģināls, autentisks, īsts asal origineeloriginal, ekteautentyczny اصلى original original подлинный originálny originalen originalan original[målning] (ภาพเขียน) ซึ่งเป็นต้นฉบับ original, asıl 原作的 справжній; оригінальний حقيقي، ابتدائي gốc 原作的

noun

1. the earliest version. This is the original – all the others are copies. oorspronklike النُّسْخَة الأصْلِيَّه първоизточник original originál das Original original το πρωτότυπο original algupärand نسخه اصلی alkuteos originalמקור व्युत्पत्ति izvornik, original az eredeti asli frumgerð, frumeintak originale 原作 원작, 원문 originalas oriģināls asal origineeloriginaloryginał اصلى نسخه original original подлинник; оригинал originál izvirnik original original ต้นฉบับ asıl 原作 оригінал; першотвір قديم نسخہ bản gốc 原作

2. a model from which a painting etc is made. She is the original of the famous portrait. oorspronklike الأصْل، الشَّكل الأصْلي модел original model das Original model μοντέλοoriginal modell مدل malli originalמקור मूल वस्तु जिससे दूसरी प्रतिलिपि तैयार की जाय अथवा जिसका अनुवाद किय जाय original az eredeti modell model fyrirmynd originale モデル 실물 modelis oriģināls, modelis model lukisan modeloriginal, modellpierwowzór موډل original mo­del original прототип model original original förlaga, modell ต้นฉบับ model 原型 оригінал نمونہ nguyên bản 原型

oˌrigiˈnality (əridʒiˈnӕ-) noun

His writing shows originality. oorspronklikheid أصالَه оригиналност originalidade původnost die Originalität originalitet πρωτοτυπίαoriginalidad omapära ابتکار؛ خلاقیت omaperäisyys originalitéמקוריות मौलिकता originalnost, izvornost eredetiség keaslian frumleiki originalità 独創性 독창성 originalumas oriģinalitāte, savdabība sifat original originaliteitoriginalitet oryginalność ابتكار originalidade originalitate самобытность pôvodnosť, originálnosť; originalita izvirnost originalnost originalitet ความแปลกใหม่ yaratıcılık, özgünlük 創造性 оригінальність; самобутність جدت tính chất nguồn gốc 创造性

oˈriginally adverb

oorspronklik, aanvanklik, eers في الأصْل първоначално originalmente původně ursprünglich originalt αρχικάoriginalmente esialgu در اصل؛ با ابتکار alkuaan à l'origine בַּמָקוֹר मूल रूप से izvorno, originalno eredetileg aslinya upphaflega originalmente 最初は 독창적으로 iš pradžių, originaliai oriģināli; sākotnēji asalnya oorspronkelijkopprinnelig, opphavlig pierwotnie ابتكارانه ډول inicialmente la origine, iniţial; ori­gi­nal первоначально; по происхождению pôvodne prvotno originalno ursprungligen, från början อย่างเป็นอันแรก başlangıçta, aslen 創造性地 за походженням; оригінально اصلاً xét về nguồn gốc 创造性地

originate (əˈridʒineit) verb

to bring or come into being. That style of painting originated in China. ontstaan, begin, voortspruit يَنْشَأ عَن، يَكون أصْلُه مِن، يَنْبُع من произхождам originar-se zrodit (se) entstehen opstå προέρχομαι, πρωτοξεκινώ originar, crear, dar lugar a pärit olema سرچشمه گرفتن syntyä donner naissance à, prendre naissance לְהַתחִיל आरंभ होना या करना potjecati származik berasal eiga upptök í/að dare origine; avere origine 始める 시작되다 atsirasti, kilti, duoti pradžią radīt, veidot; rasties, veidoties asalnya voortbrengen, ontstaanskape, være opphav til, oppstå zrodzić (się), brać początek سرچينه نيول nascer a-şi avea originea; a lua naştere давать/брать начало zrodiť sa izvirati nastati uppstå, uppkomma, härröra เริ่มต้นขึ้น ortaya çıkmak 發源 брати початок, походити پيدا ہونا، ظہور پذير ہونا bắt nguồn từ 发源

ˈorigins noun plural

a person's place of birth, family background etc. He tried to hide his origins. herkoms, afkoms أُصول прозиход origens původ die Herkunft herkomst καταγωγή orígenes juured اصلیت juuret origines מְקוֹרוֹת उत्पत्ति podrijetlo származás asal-usul ætterni, rætur origini 素姓 태생, 출생지 kilmė izcelšanās asal-usul herkomstopphav, herkomstpochodzenie اصليت origens origini происхождение pôvod izvor poreklo ursprung, härkomst จุดกำเนิด köken 原籍 походження اصليت lai lịch 原籍

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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

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or·i·gin

n. origen, principio.

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