come from
Have roots in
To come from a place is to have originated there or to have traveled from there: She comes from a small town in Texas, The package came from overseas.
Extended to origins generally—ideas come from experience, words come from other languages, behavior comes from upbringing.
Where is this hostility coming from? asks about the source of someone's attitude.
I see where you're coming from means understanding someone's perspective or motivation.
One's place of origin
- homelandOne's native land
- native landCountry of origin
- countrySovereign state or territory
- regionIndefinite bounded area
province · city · village · town · neighborhood · district · locale · territory
Point of origin
- genesisPoint of creation
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- beginningInitial stage of something
- derivationSource or origin tracing
provenance · wellspring · fountainhead · inception · emergence · spring · starting point · seed
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- forebearsAncestral family members
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
progenitors · forefathers · descendants · pedigree · kinship · clan · dynasty · tribe
hometown
One's place of origin
- homelandOne's native land
- native landCountry of origin
- countrySovereign state or territory
region · province · city · village · town · neighborhood · district · locale · territory · motherland
source
Point of origin
derivation · provenance · wellspring · fountainhead · inception · emergence · spring · starting point · seed · basis
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- forebearsAncestral family members
ancestors · progenitors · forefathers · descendants · pedigree · kinship · clan · dynasty · tribe · kindred
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
folklore · rituals · cuisine · dialects · heirlooms · artifacts · practices · ancestry · background · upbringing