origin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɒɹ.ə.d͡ʒən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈoɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈoɹ.d͡ʒɪn] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈɑɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ (New-York-City, Philadelphia)
- /ˈoɹ.ə.d͡ʒɪn/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈɔɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ (Australia)
- /ˈɒɹ.ə.d͡ʒən/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈɔ̟ɹ.ə.d͡ʒən] (New-Zealand)
- (California) audio
Etymology
From Middle English origine, origyne, from Old French origine, orine, ourine, from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, birth, origin”), from orior (“to rise”); see orient. Doublet of origo.
Meanings
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The beginning of something.
The custom has its origin in ancient Greece.
trace the origin of something
unknown origin
place of origin
Scientists are studying the origin of the universe.
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The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
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.
1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC: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.
2013 June 14, Sam Leith, “Where the profound meets the profane”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 37:
- The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
- The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
- An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
- (in-plural) Ancestry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| origins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
end (antonym(s) of “beginning”) · insertion (antonym(s) of “proximal end of a muscle that is not moved by the muscle's action”) · destination (antonym(s) of “source”)
Deriveds
cross-origin · originator · originless · origin story · time of origin · origination · origin of coordinates · original · same-origin policy · preorigin · interorigin · origin myth · originable · originate
Relateds
Synonyms
beginning (beginning) · zero vector · source
Translations (278)
fr source (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ht orijin (beginning of something) · af oorsprong (beginning of something) · ka საწყისი (beginning of something) · prs آغاز (beginning of something) · tl umpisá (beginning of something) · nb opphav (beginning of something) · hu forrás (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ga foinse (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · de Ursprung (beginning of something) · jv asal (beginning of something) · nl herkomst (ancestry) · pt origem (beginning of something) · hi स्रोत (beginning of something) · be крыні́ца (beginning of something) · cmn 本源 (beginning of something) · bg прои́зход (beginning of something) · fa-ira مَنْشَأ (beginning of something) · ota مایه (beginning of something) · es origen (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · de Entstehung (beginning of something) · hi मूल (ancestry) · scn uriggina (beginning of something) · hy ծագում (ancestry) · ar مَنْشَأ (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · da herkomst (beginning of something) · prs خَاسْتْگَاه (beginning of something) · it origini (ancestry) · sv upprinnelse (beginning of something) · fi syntyperä (ancestry) · ru происхожде́ние (beginning of something) · bg и́звор (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · vi gốc toạ độ (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · sk pôvod (ancestry) · tg манбаъ (beginning of something) · uk похо́дження (beginning of something) · be пахо́джанне (beginning of something) · sv härkomst (ancestry) · ml ഉറവിടം (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ar مَنْبَع (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · prs اَصْل (beginning of something) · ur اَصْل (beginning of something) · mn гарал (beginning of something) · sv ursprung (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · sk vznik (beginning of something) · nl afkomst (ancestry) · mk потекло (ancestry) · mk почеток (beginning of something) · sh vrȅlo (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · tg пайдоиш (beginning of something) · gl orixe (beginning of something) · pt (de um rio) nascente (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · pt origem (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · id asal (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · fi origo (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · fa-ira خاسْتْگاه (beginning of something) · rgn ràdga (beginning of something) · cmn 起源 (ancestry) · la prī̆ncipium (beginning of something) · sh ìshodīšte (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · nl oorsprong (beginning of something) · sl začetek (beginning of something) · lo ກຳເນີດ (beginning of something) · cmn 源頭 /源头 (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · pt origem (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · hu origó (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · ga bunús (beginning of something) · la prīmōrdium (beginning of something) · tl kasimulan (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · be пача́так (beginning of something) · tg маншаъ (beginning of something) · bg и́зточник (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · fi alkuperä (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ja 原初 (beginning of something) · la orīgō (beginning of something) · sq zanafillë (beginning of something) · sv ursprung (ancestry) · uk джерело́ (beginning of something) · id asal (ancestry) · cs vznik (beginning of something) · eu jatorri (beginning of something) · nn opphav (beginning of something) · bg нача́ло (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · acw مَنْشَأ (beginning of something) · tl simulâ (beginning of something) · sh podrijétlo (ancestry) · ml ഉത്ഭവം (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · rgn radìșa (beginning of something) · ru нача́ло координа́т (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · sh porijéklo (ancestry) · ru исто́чник (beginning of something) · acw أصِل (ancestry) · sv källa (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ml ഉത്ഭവം (beginning of something) · fa-ira مَنْبَع (beginning of something) · pdt Aunfank (beginning of something) · arz منشأ (beginning of something) · da origo (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · es origen (ancestry) · de Herkunft (ancestry) · tl mulâ (beginning of something) · cmn 起始 (beginning of something) · fr origine (beginning of something) · sh порије́кло (ancestry) · nl oorsprong (ancestry) · sh ìzvor (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · hu kezdőpont (beginning of something) · hi उद्गम (beginning of something) · ht sous (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · eo fonto (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ga máthair (beginning of something) · cs počátek (beginning of something) · uk крини́ця (beginning of something) · eo origino (beginning of something) · hi उद्गम (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · sh ѝзвор (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · th กำเนิด (beginning of something) · arz منشأ (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · kij uula (beginning of something) · ar اَصْل (ancestry) · sq zanafillë (ancestry) · ja 起源 (beginning of something) · arz منبع (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · mn гарал үүсэл (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · sh počétak (beginning of something) · bn উৎপত্তিস্থল (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · el αρχή (beginning of something) · lt kilmė (beginning of something) · id sumber (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · el προέλευση (beginning of something) · ga bunphointe (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · nb utspring (beginning of something) · hu eredet (beginning of something) · sh поче́так (beginning of something) · an orichen (beginning of something) · mba poonan (beginning of something) · nn utspring (beginning of something) · lv cilme (beginning of something) · ka წყარო (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · fr origine (ancestry) · rif aẓwar (ancestry) · vec orixene (beginning of something) · nn utgangspunkt (beginning of something) · mi takenga (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · izh alkutulo (beginning of something) · az koordinat başlanğıcı (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · tr orijin (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · ja 原因 (beginning of something) · sh ìzvorīšte (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · nb utspring (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ms asal (beginning of something) · pl pochodzenie (ancestry) · cs původ (ancestry) · cdo 起源 (beginning of something) · ko 기원 (beginning of something) · zu umdabu (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · dsb póchad (ancestry) · sip ཁུང (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · tg оғоз (beginning of something) · cs počátek (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · zu indabuko (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · sv ursprung (beginning of something) · el πηγή (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · scn urìggina (beginning of something) · de Ursprung (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · cmn 水源 (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · nl oorsprong (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · es origen (beginning of something) · tl mulaan (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · acw مَصْدَر (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · tl pasimulâ (beginning of something) · nl herkomst (beginning of something) · hu származás (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · acw مَصْدَر (beginning of something) · ru происхожде́ние (ancestry) · he מוֹצָא (beginning of something) · tr başlangıç (beginning of something) · nb utgangspunkt (beginning of something) · id asal-usul (beginning of something) · cmn 起源 (beginning of something) · be пахо́джаньне (beginning of something) · be пахаджэ́нне (ancestry) · ka წარმომავლობა (ancestry) · ar مَنْشَأ (beginning of something) · ru нача́ло (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · grc ἀρχή (beginning of something) · nb opprinnelse (beginning of something) · ru исто́к (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · sh ѝсходӣште (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · it origine (beginning of something) · de Quelle (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ko 원인 (beginning of something) · sl poreklo (beginning of something) · fi lähteet (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · hu származás (ancestry) · he רֵאשִׁית (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · pt origem (ancestry) · tr kaynak (beginning of something) · vo rig (beginning of something) · dsb póchad (beginning of something) · he מָקוֹר (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · tr soy sop (ancestry) · uz paydo boʻlish (beginning of something) · uk поча́ток (beginning of something) · pri mäjoro (beginning of something) · hi आरंभ (beginning of something) · bg нача́ло (beginning of something) · hu kiindulópont (beginning of something) · sl izvir (ancestry) · el καταγωγή (ancestry) · he מָקוֹר (beginning of something) · tr kaynak (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · acw مَنْبَع (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · arz مصدر (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · km កំណើត (beginning of something) · prs مَنْبَع (beginning of something) · de Anfang (beginning of something) · sh подрије́тло (ancestry) · tr köken (beginning of something) · tg хостгоҳ (beginning of something) · ca origen (beginning of something) · ar مَصْدَر (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ur جَذْر (beginning of something) · sk začiatok (beginning of something) · tsg pun (beginning of something) · cs pramen (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ga foinse (beginning of something) · pl pochodzenie (beginning of something) · rif aẓwar (beginning of something) · ca origen (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · sh вре̏ло (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · nn utspring (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · fr origine (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · id origo (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · oc origina (beginning of something) · nl oorsprong (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · be пахо́джанне (ancestry) · tr orijin (beginning of something) · fi alkuperä (beginning of something) · ro origină (beginning of something) · mn гарал (ancestry) · fi nollapiste (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · pdt Häakunft (beginning of something) · sl poreklo (ancestry) · be жарало́ (beginning of something) · mk потекло (beginning of something) · ru нача́ло (beginning of something) · uk похо́дження (ancestry) · zu umsuka (beginning of something) · ro origine (beginning of something) · fa-ira آغاز (beginning of something) · ru исто́чник (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · am ምንጭ (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · no origo (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · sh ѝзворӣште (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · ga bunús (ancestry) · he מוֹצָא (ancestry) · ja 原点 (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · prs مَنْشَأ (beginning of something) · tg асл (beginning of something) · pl początek (beginning of something) · hi प्रारंभ (beginning of something) · cs počátek (source of a river, information, goods, etc.) · cmn 源頭 /源头 (beginning of something) · sah төрүт (beginning of something) · sv origo (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · ast orixe (beginning of something) · cmn 原點 /原点 (point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect) · vi nguồn gốc (beginning of something) · izh alkuperä (beginning of something) · fa-ira اَصْل (beginning of something) · cmn 來源 /来源 (ancestry) · bg прои́зход (ancestry) · da oprindelse (beginning of something) · ur آغاز (beginning of something) · pt começo (beginning of something) · hu kezdet (beginning of something) · sl izvor (source of a river, information, goods, etc.)