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Meaning of origin in English
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/ˈɔrədʒən/
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Noun
origin
Etymology
early 16th century: from French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri‘to rise’
Definitions
1.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Examples
« 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 »
2.
properties attributable to your ancestry
Examples
« he comes from good origins »
3.
an event that is a beginning
Examples
« a first part or stage of subsequent events »
4.
the point of intersection of coordinate axes
Examples
« where the values of the coordinates are all zero »
5.
the descendants of one individual
Examples
« his entire lineage has been warriors »