ORIGIN


Meaning of ORIGIN in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.