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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