Origin

or′i-jin, n. the rising or first existence of anything: that from which anything first proceeds: ( math. ) the fixed starting-point: cause: derivation.— adjs. Orig′inable ; Orig′inal , pertaining to the origin or beginning: first in order or existence: in the author's own words or from the artist's own pencil: not copied: not translated: having the power to originate, as thought.— n. origin: first copy: the precise language used by a writer: an untranslated tongue: a person of marked individuality.— ns. Original′ity , Orig′inalne , quality or state of being original or of originating ideas.— adv. Orig′inally .— v.t. Orig′ināte , to give origin to: to bring into existence.— v.i. to have origin: to begin.— n. Originā′tion , act of originating or of coming into existence: mode of production.— adj. Orig′inātive , having power to originate or bring into existence.— n. Orig′inātor . [Fr. origine —L. origo , origin is — orīri , to rise.]