origin

1 the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" [syn: beginning, root, rootage, source]

2 properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" [syn: descent, extraction]

3 an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: origination, inception]

4 the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

5 the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, parentage, stemma, stock]

English

Pronunciation

Etymology

From origine, from origo.

Noun

1. the source of a river, information, goods, etc.
2. The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect
3. the beginning of something
4. ancestry

Synonyms

• source

Related terms

• original

See also

• provenance

Translations

• Arabic:
• Chinese: 起源 (qǐyuán), 本源 (běnyuán)
• Czech: původ
• Dutch: oorsprong
• Finnish: lähteet p (1, of a river), alkuperä (1, of information etc.), origo (2)
• French: origine
• German: Ursprung
• Greek: προέλευση
• Hungarian: eredet, származás
• Ido: origino
• Italian: origine
• Japanese: 起源 (きげん, kigen), 原因 (げんいん, genin)
• Korean: 원천 (woncheon), 근원 (geunwon)
• Old English: frymþu
• Portuguese: origem
• Russian: происхождение (proisxoždénije) , начало (načálo) (1,3), исток (istók) (origin of a river), источник (istóčnik) (1,3), начало координат (načálo koordinát) (2)
• Serbian: istok , poreklo , postanak
• Spanish: origen
• Swedish: ursprung , origo

Origin is a word meaning "beginning." In this sense, it may refer to:

• Origin (start), the beginning, starting-point, cause, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived;
• Origin (mathematics), the point where the coordinate axis of the system intersect;
• Origin of the universe, also known as the "Big Bang";
• Origin of life, also known as abiogenesis (see also: creation myth for mytho-religious explanations);
• Origin of humanity, the study of human evolution;
• Anatomical origin, an anatomical concept used with the locomotive, nervous, and circulatory systems;
• Origin of replication, is the location at which DNA replication is initiated;
• The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin's 1859 book;
• Origin story, in comic books, describing how a character gained their special abilities and/or how they became a superhero or supervillain.

The term is also used in the names of various organisations, events, and creative works, including:

Games

• Origin Systems, a computer game developer
• Origins Game Fair, a gaming convention.
• Origins Award, presented by the pademy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design
• Origin, King of the Summon Spirits in Tales of Phantasia and its prequel, Tales of Symphonia.
• Project Origin, the upcoming sequel to F.E.A.R. by Monolith

Organizations

• Atos Origin, the company formed with the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division
• Origin Energy, an Australian gas and electricity company
• Origins (cosmetics), a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder
• Origins Institute, a department at McMaster University
• Origin Brand Consultants, a UK based brand consultancy

Popular culture

Literature

• Origin (Marvel Comics), a comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002
• Origins (Judge Dredd story), a major Judge Dredd storyline running from 2006 through 2007
• Manifold: Origin, a science fiction book by Stephen Baxter
• Secret Origins, a comic book series published by DC Comics that told the origins of different characters
• Origin, a 2007 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber

Music

• Origin (Borknagar album), an album by progressive/folk metal band Borknagar
• Origin (demo CD), a demo CD by Evanescence
• Origin (metal band), a death metal band from Kansas, United States
• Origin (jazz band), an acoustic jazz sextet lead by Chick Corea

Film & Television

• "Origin" (Angel episode), a season 5 episode of Angel
• Origin (Stargate), the religion of the Ori
• "Origin" (Stargate SG-1), a season 9 episode of Stargate SG-1
• Origin: Spirits of the Past, an anime movie also known as Gin-iro no Kami no Agito
• Origin (anime), the English name of the anime series SoltyRei

Sports

• In Australian sports, Origin'' can refer to any of several State of Origin games:
  • Rugby League State of Origin
  • City vs Country Origin
• Mate of Origin, a rugby based competition played in New Zealand

Other

• Origin (software), a scientific software developed by Originlab Corp.
• Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera
• Origins (documentary), a NOVA mini-series about the origin of life and the universe
• Origin STT-1(instrumentation), an audio recording system developed by Millennia Media, Inc.
• SGI Origin, a series of MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics

See also

• Origen

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