Origins
Where things began
Origins are the beginnings, sources, or causes from which something arises.
A person's origins are their ancestry, birthplace, or social background: She never forgot her humble origins.
The origins of a word, custom, or conflict are how it came to be.
Origin works the same way in singular form; origins emphasizes multiple sources or a complex background.
Point of creation
emergence · outset · commencement · source · cradle · seedbed · spark · catalyst
Point of origin
- causeWhat produces an effect
- reasonBasis or justification
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- root causeFundamental origin of problem
underlying · fundamental · trigger · impetus · motivation · driving force · explanation · rationale
Source or origin tracing
- root wordOriginal form of a derivative
- LatinAncient Roman language
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- linguisticConcerning language study
word history · morpheme · cognate · borrowed · loanword · semantic · prefix · suffix
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
forebears · ancestors · family tree · descent · pedigree · parentage · progenitors · forefathers
Location of one's birth
- homelandOne's native land
- nativeOriginating from a place
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- provenanceRecord of ownership
locale · region · place of birth · motherland · fatherland · ancestral home · territorial · migration
New device or method
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- creation storyAccount of existence's origin
cosmogony · mythology · Big Bang · primeval · formation · emergence · making · authorship
genesis
Point of creation
dawn · emergence · outset · commencement · source · cradle · seedbed · spark · catalyst · foundation
source
Point of origin
root cause · underlying · fundamental · trigger · impetus · motivation · driving force · explanation · rationale · factor
derivation
Source or origin tracing
linguistic · word history · morpheme · cognate · borrowed · loanword · semantic · prefix · suffix · Indo-European
genealogy
Study of family descent
bloodline · forebears · ancestors · family tree · descent · pedigree · parentage · progenitors · forefathers · birthright
birthplace
Location of one's birth
- homelandOne's native land
- nativeOriginating from a place
- indigenousOriginating in a region
provenance · locale · region · place of birth · motherland · fatherland · ancestral home · territorial · migration · diaspora
invention
New device or method
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- conceptionFormation of an idea
creation story · cosmogony · mythology · Big Bang · primeval · formation · emergence · making · authorship · innovation
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Originsendings
Concluding portions
conclusions · ends · terminations · finales · culminations
Originsresults
What follows from effort
outcomes · consequences · effects · products · fruits
Originsdestinations
Places one travels to
endpoints · termini · arrivals · conclusions · goals
- point of originWhere something starts
- origin storyAccount of how something began
- ethnic originsAncestral cultural background
- origin storiesNarratives explaining initial creation
- original sinInherited spiritual corruption
- country of originNation something came from
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