Meaning

noun the place where something begins, where it springs into being

noun properties attributable to your ancestry

noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

originFrom Middle English origine, origyne, from Old French origine, orine, ourine, from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, birth, origin”), from orior (“to rise”); see orient. Doublet of origo.

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