origin Definition

origin
noun

1. A beginning or starting-point; a source.

Thesaurus: beginning, cause, root, source, descent, derivation, birth, inception; Antonym: end, termination, result.
2. A person's family background or ancestry.

Thesaurus: ancestry, parentage, birth.
Form: origins (usually)
3a. anatomy.
The point of attachment of a muscle;
3b. anatomy.
The root of a nerve in the brain or spinal column.
4. math.
In coordinate geometry: the point on a graph where the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis cross each other, having a value of zero on both axes.
5. commerce.
The place or country from which a product or commodity, etc comes.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin origo, originis, from oriri to rise.