transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-ə-jən, ˈär- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English origine, from Latin origin-, origo, from oriri to rise — more at orient
Date: 15th century
1. : ancestry , parentage
2.
a. : rise, beginning, or derivation from a source
b. : the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives
the origin of the custom
also : something that creates, causes, or gives rise to another
a spring is the origin of the brook
3. : the more fixed, central, or larger attachment of a muscle
4. : the intersection of coordinate axes
Synonyms:
origin , source , inception , root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence. origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being
an investigation into the origin of baseball
source applies more often to the point where something springs into being
the source of the Nile
the source of recurrent trouble
inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes
the business has been a success since its inception
root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned
the real root of the violence