Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/oˈɾixen/

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Translation

origin, source

Word origin

From Latin origo, originem ('beginning, source'), from oriri ('to rise, to arise').

Origin
Latin
Root
origo
English cognates
origin, original

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralorigenesirregular

Examples

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The river has its source in the mountain.

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What is the origin of this word?

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His parents are of Italian origin.

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No one knows the origin of the universe for certain.

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The problem originates in the lack of money.

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This word is part of lesson 53.