origin
noun/ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn/
[countable, uncountable] (also origins [plural])
Слово англійською: origin
Переклад origin українською: похо́дження, невідо́мого похо́дження, ви́никнення
Детальний опис
- the point from which something starts; the cause of something
- origin of something the origins of life on earth
- The origin of the word remains obscure.
- in origin Most coughs are viral in origin (= caused by a virus).
- The word burlesque is Italian in origin.
- of… origin a letter of doubtful origin
- This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
- an origin movie/tale (= one that describes an earlier stage in a story that is already known)
- a person’s social and family background
- She has risen from humble origins to immense wealth.
- of… origin people of German origin
- children of various ethnic origins
- of origin a person’s country of origin (= where they were born)
- by origin He is a Londoner by origin.
- Their family can trace its origins back to the Norman Conquest.
- Regardless of national origin, they share a sense of belonging to an adopted land.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri ‘to rise’.