See Also: origin(dictionary)
Origin(medicine)
origin(dictionary)
Country of Origin(money)
Origin of Species, the(dictionary)
Certificate of origin(finance)
On the Origin of Species(dictionary)
Origin Energy(finance)
TRI ORIGIN Minerals Ltd(finance)
Certificate of Origin(money)

origin (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: origine, from Latin origo, from oriri 'to rise']
also origins
[plural] the place or situation in which something begins to exist
origin of
::a new theory to explain the origins of the universe
in origin
::Most coughs are viral in origin.
::The word is French in origin.
::The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages.
::old folk tales of unknown origin
country/place of origin
(=where something came from)
::All meat should be clearly labelled with its country of origin.
also origins
[plural] the country, race, or type of family which someone comes from
-see also extraction extraction
of French/German/Asian etc origin
::Two thirds of the pupils are of Asian origin.
::The form asks for information about the person's ethnic origin .
::Immigrants rarely return to their country of origin .
::She never forgot her humble origins (=low class or social position) .