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

The river has its source in the mountain.

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His parents are of Italian origin.

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The problem originates in the lack of money.

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This word is part of lesson 53.