Origin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

properties attributable to your ancestry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒɹɪdʒˌɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒɹɪdʒˌɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn/.

Examples

the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ancestry stemma line blood line blood lineage bloodline pedigree inception rootage parentage source descent root origination line of descent stock extraction beginning

Parts of Speech

noun	the place where something begins, where it springs into being “the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
noun	properties attributable to your ancestry “he comes from good origins”
noun	an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
noun	the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
noun	the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived “the rumor had its origin in idle gossip”
noun	the descendants of one individual “his entire lineage has been warriors”

Word Forms

originate	verb	begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
root	verb	come into existence, originate
lineal	adjective	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
descend	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
parent	verb	bring up

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herkunft

der Ort, an dem etwas beginnt, wo es entsteht

🇫🇷French

origine

l'endroit où quelque chose commence, où cela surgit

🇪🇸Spanish

origen

el lugar donde algo comienza, donde surge

🇮🇹Italian

origine

il luogo dove qualcosa comincia, dove nasce

🇳🇱Dutch

oorsprong

de plaats waar iets begint, waar het ontstaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

origem

o lugar onde algo começa, onde surge

🇷🇺Russian

источник

место, где что-то начинается, где оно возникает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूल

वह स्थान जहाँ कोई चीज़ शुरू होती है, जहाँ वह अस्तित्व में आती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মূল

সেই জায়গা যেখানে কিছু শুরু হয়, যেখানে এটি অস্তিত্বে আসে

🇮🇳Tamil

தோற்றம்

ஏதாவது தொடங்கும் இடம், அது உருவாகும் இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మూలం

ఏదైనా ప్రారంభమయ్యే ప్రదేశం, అది ఉనికిలోకి వచ్చే ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

मूळ

जिथे काहीतरी सुरू होते, जिथे ते अस्तित्वात येते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂળ

તે સ્થાન જ્યાં કંઈક શરૂ થાય છે, જ્યાં તે અસ્તિત્વમાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗುವ ಸ್ಥಳ, ಅದು ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉത്ഭവം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം, അത് ഉടലെടുക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਲ

ਉਹ ਥਾਂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜਿੱਥੇ ਇਹ ਹੋਂਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اصل

وہ جگہ جہاں سے کچھ شروع ہوتا ہے، جہاں سے یہ وجود میں آتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

起源

某事物开始的地方，它产生的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

起源

何かが始まる場所、それが生まれる場所

🇰🇷Korean

기원

무언가가 시작되는 곳, 그것이 존재하게 되는 곳

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguồn gốc

nơi mà một cái gì đó bắt đầu, nơi nó hình thành

🇹🇭Thai

ต้นทาง

สถานที่ที่บางสิ่งเริ่มต้นขึ้น ที่ซึ่งสิ่งนั้นเกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

asal

tempat sesuatu bermula, tempat sesuatu itu muncul

🇵🇭Filipino

pinanggalingan

ang lugar kung saan nagsisimula ang isang bagay, kung saan ito nabubuo

🇲🇾Malay

asal usul

tempat di mana sesuatu bermula, di mana ia muncul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أصل

المكان الذي يبدأ فيه الشيء، حيث ينشأ

🇮🇷Persian

منشاء

جایی که چیزی شروع می شود، جایی که به وجود می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

köken

bir şeyin başladığı, ortaya çıktığı yer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָקוֹר

המקום שבו משהו מתחיל, שבו הוא נוצר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'origin'?

The primary meaning of 'origin' is 'the place where something begins, where it springs into being'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'origin' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'origin' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'origin' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'origin' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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