Where does “origin” come from?
Origin comes from Middle English origine, from Old French orine, from Latin origo, derived from the verb orior meaning "to rise" or "to begin."
origin (English): The beginning of something; The source of a...
Definitions
- The beginning of something; The source of a...
Ancestry of “origin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | origine | Alternative form of origyne |
| 2 | Old French | origine | — |
| 3 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 4 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |