Origin — synonyms, definition

1. origin (Noun)

agent ancestry appearance apprenticeship author axiom begetter beginning birth birthplace blood blood line bloodline bud cause commencement cradle creator dawn derivation • • •

origin (Noun) — The place where something begins, where it springs into being. ex. "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"

origin (Noun) — Properties attributable to your ancestry. ex. "he comes from good origins"

origin (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. ex. "the rumour had its origin in idle gossip" ex. "vegetable origins" ex. "mineral origin" ex. "origin in sensation"

origin (Noun) — The descendants of one individual. ex. "his entire origin has been warriors"

ancestry beginning derivation family tree filiation genealogy intersection lineage point source birthplace cause cradle derivation emanation family family line folk fountainhead full blood germination head headspring headwater home jumping-off place kinfolk kinsfolk kith and kin overture • • •