noun see: orient Date: 15th century ancestry , parentage , 2. rise, beginning, or derivation from a source, the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives , the more fixed, central, or larger attachment of a muscle, the intersection of coordinate axes, Synonyms: see: ~
ORIGIN
Meaning of ORIGIN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012