Synonyms for origin
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : awr-i-jin, or- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr ɪ dʒɪn, ˈɒr- |
Top 10 synonyms for origin Other synonyms for the word origin
- agent
- alpha
- antecedent
- author
- base
- beginnings
- blast off
- blood
- causality
- causation
- commencement
- creation
- creator
- dawn
- dawning
- day one
- derivation
- determinant
- early stage
- egg
- embarkation
- embryo
- emergence
- entrance
- entry
- extraction
- forging
- foundation
- fountain
- generator
- germ
- git go
- horse's mouth
- impulse
- inauguration
- inception
- inducement
- ingress
- initiation
- inspiration
- introduction
- launch
- mainspring
- maternity
- nativity
- nucleus
- occasion
- opener
- origination
- outbreak
- outset
- parent
- parentage
- paternity
- pedigree
- principle
- producer
- progenitor
- provenance
- provenience
- rise
- root
- roots
- seed
- source
- spring
- square one
- start
- starting point
- stock
- well
- wellspring
Définition of origin
Origin :- c.1400, "ancestry, race," from Old French origine "origin, race," and directly from Latin originem (nominative origo) "a rise, commencement, beginning, source; descent, lineage, birth," from stem of oriri "to rise, become visible, appear" (see orchestra).
- noun cause, basis
- noun beginning, inception
- noun family, heritage
- I am not answerable for offences which have their origin in the eyes of the multitude.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- We see that the puzzle about identity proves at last to be of Grecian origin.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The trout-fly settled all doubts in my mind as to his origin and his identity.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Here we trace the origin of the infelicity of this religious household.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Fanny betrayed in her face the Italian origin of her father.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It derives its origin altogether from custom and experience.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- The origin of these turf monuments is still a matter of controversy.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- Other theories with regard to the origin of the hundred have been suggested.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- True, and that proves something more, these animals are not of American origin.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- This is the origin of the saying, “Good wine needs no bush.”
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
Antonyms for origin
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