Definitions for originˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•i•ginˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-(n.)
something from which anything arises or is derived; source.
rise or derivation from a particular source:
the origin of a word.
the first stage of existence; beginning.
ancestry; parentage:
of Scottish origin.
Anat. the point of derivation. the more fixed portion of a muscle.
Category: Anatomy
Math. the point in a Cartesian coordinate system where the axes intersect. the point from which rays designating specific angles originate in a polar coordinate system with no axes.
Category: Math
Ref: Also called pole. 1 2 7 2
Origin of origin:
1350–1400; ME < L orīgin- (s. of orīgō) beginning, source, lineage, der. of orīrī to rise; cf. orient
Princeton's WordNet
beginning, origin, root, rootage, source(noun)
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
"the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
origin, descent, extraction(noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry
"he comes from good origins"
origin, origination, inception(noun)
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
origin(noun)
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
origin(noun)
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
"the rumor had its origin in idle gossip"; "vegetable origins"; "mineral origin"; "origin in sensation"
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock(noun)
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
origin(noun)ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-
the source or cause of sth
What is the origin of this word?
originˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr-
sb's race or family background
He's of Eastern European origin.; sb's ethnic origin
Wiktionary
origin(Noun)
The beginning of something.
origin(Noun)
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
origin(Noun)
The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect
origin(Noun)
The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
origin(Noun)
an arbitrary point on the earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
origin(Noun)
ancestry
Origin: From origine, from origo, from oriri; see orient.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
origin
Beginning point of a deployment where unit or non-unit-related cargo or personnel are located.
Translations for origin
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
origin(noun)
the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause
the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.
- oorsprong, beginAfrikaans
- أصْل، سَبَبArabic
- произходBulgarian
- origemPortuguese (BR)
- původ, vznikCzech
- der UrsprungGerman
- opståen; oprindelseDanish
- καταγωγή, προέλευσηGreek
- origenSpanish
- päritoluEstonian
- مبداء؛ اصلFarsi
- alkuperäFinnish
- origineFrench
- מָקוֹרHebrew
- मूलHindi
- podrijetloCroatian
- eredetHungarian
- asalIndonesian
- uppruniIcelandic
- origineItalian
- 起源Japanese
- 기원Korean
- kilmė, pradžia, ištakaLithuanian
- izcelšanās; izcelsme; sākotneLatvian
- asal; puncaMalay
- oorspronkelijkDutch
- opphav, kilde, opprinnelseNorwegian
- początek, pochodzeniePolish
- مبداء؛ اصلPersian
- نژاد، اصلPashto
- origemPortuguese
- origineRomanian
- начало; причинаRussian
- pôvod; prameňSlovak
- izvorSlovenian
- porekloSerbian
- ursprungSwedish
- ที่มาThai
- kaynakTurkish
- 起源Chinese (Trad.)
- походження; джерелоUkrainian
- اصل، جڑUrdu
- nguồn gốcVietnamese
- 起源Chinese (Simp.)
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