comes from
Has its source
Comes from indicates origin or source.
A person comes from Chicago.
A word comes from Latin.
Milk comes from cows.
The phrase covers physical origin, ancestry, etymology, and causation: Her confidence comes from years of practice.
Where someone comes from can mean their background or perspective: I see where you're coming from.
Underground absorbing structure
- stemPlant's central axis
- etymologyWord origin study
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- foundationUnderlying support structure
prototype · precursor · antecedent · template · archetype · blueprint · model · original
Location of one's birth
- homelandOne's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
- cradleRocking bed for infants
native · roots · source · derived · hailing · originating · stemming · born
Initial stage of something
- inceptionFounding moment
- creationMaking something exist
- birthComing into the world
- dawnDay's first glow
emergence · formation · foundation · initiation · commencement · outset · advent · nascence
Descent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- forebearsAncestral family members
progenitors · ancestors · descendants · clan · tribe · dynasty · pedigree · family tree
root
Underground absorbing structure
foundation · prototype · precursor · antecedent · template · archetype · blueprint · model · original · springboard
birthplace
Location of one's birth
- homelandOne's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
- fatherlandOne's native country
cradle · native · roots · source · derived · hailing · originating · stemming · born · raised
beginning
Initial stage of something
dawn · emergence · formation · foundation · initiation · commencement · outset · advent · nascence · starting point
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- genealogyStudy of family descent
forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · clan · tribe · dynasty · pedigree · family tree · parentage