origin (ˈɒrɪdʒɪn
)
Definitions
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
- mathematics
- the point of intersection of coordinate axes or planes
- the point whose coordinates are all zero See also pole2 (sense 8)
- business the country from which a commodity or product originates ⇒
shipment from origin
Word Origin
C16: from French origine, from Latin orīgō beginning, birth, from orīrī to rise, spring fromSynonyms
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Translations
- British English:
origin
You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or its origins.Scientists study the origin of life on Earth.ˈɒrɪdʒɪn NOUN Scientists study the origin of life on Earth.
- Spanish:
origen
nm
- French:
origine
nf
- German:
Ursprung
nm Ursprünge
- Chinese: 起源 n
- Arabic: أصْلٌ n
- Portuguese: origem nf
- Russian: происхождение nnt
- Croatian: porijeklo nm
- Czech: původ nm
- Danish: oprindelse nutr
- Dutch: oorsprong nm
- Finnish: alkuperä n
- Greek: προέλευση nf
- Italian: origine nf
- Japanese: 起源 n
- Korean: 근원 n
- Norwegian: opprinnelse nm
- Polish: zaczątek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: origem nf
- European Spanish:
origen
nm
- Swedish: ursprung nnt
- Thai: จุดกำเหนิด n
- Turkish: kaynak adj
- Vietnamese: nguồn gốc n
Usage examples
She'd been appalled, this evening, to learn of their origin.
, Pretty Maids all in a Row (1986)On its last pass by the inner moon Amalthea in November 2002, Galileo saw nine bright objects whose size and origin are still a mystery.
New Scientist (2003)But her flirtation with a friend of Marina's helps mitigate the disappointment before she heads to Greece, the origin of bathing culture.
Globe and Mail (2003)The other two are Spaniards of "Hindu" origin , minister Angel Acebes said.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)In fact, this may even be the evolutionary origin of the placebo response.
, PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)