origin

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈoɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ UK /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #6425

Meanings

1

noun
The point or moment at which something begins.

The custom has its origin in ancient times.
2

noun
The place or background that a person or family comes from.

She is proud of her Irish origins.
3

noun
In mathematics, the point where the axes of a graph meet.

The line passes through the origin of the graph.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the point or moment at... beginning source

2 noun · the place or background... descent

Opposites

destination end insertion

Word family

Forms origins

Derived forms cross-origininteroriginoriginableoriginal originate origination originatororiginlesspreorigin

Related forms orientprovenance

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national origin
the country from which a person or their family comes

Adjective + noun

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.

*h₃er- Proto-Indo-European origine Middle English orīgō Latin

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# origin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈoɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 6425

## Meanings
1. The point or moment at which something begins.
2. The place or background that a person or family comes from.
3. In mathematics, the point where the axes of a graph meet.

## Examples
- The custom has its origin in ancient times.
- She is proud of her Irish origins.
- The line passes through the origin of the graph.

## Antonyms
- destination
- end
- insertion

## Derived Forms
- cross-origin
- interorigin
- originable
- original
- originate
- origination
- originator
- originless
- preorigin

## Related Forms
- orient
- provenance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃er-
- Root: origine
- Root: orīgō

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Origin comes 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. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-, Middle English origine, Old French origine, and Latin orīgō. Modern senses include the point or moment at which something begins and the place or background that a person or family comes from. The wider word family includes derivatives such as cross-origin, interorigin, originable, original, originate, and origination and related forms such as orient and provenance.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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