origin: translation
noun
1 time/place/reason that sth starts
ADJECTIVE
▪ common
▪ independent
▪ doubtful (esp. BrE), obscure, unknown
▪ a letter of doubtful origin
▪ true
▪ ancient, early
▪ recent
▪ The term ‘carbon footprint’ is of very recent origin.
▪ immediate
▪ The development had its immediate origins in discussions with management.
▪ African, English, etc.
▪ foreign
▪ local
▪ mixed
▪ natural
▪ supernatural
▪ evolutionary, geographical, historical, intellectual
▪ animal, human, plant
▪ We shouldn't forget our animal origins.
VERB + ORIGIN
▪ have, share
▪ The vases share common origins.
▪ investigate, trace
▪ owe
▪ Population genetics owes its origin to Francis Galton.
▪ explain
▪ reflect
▪ suggest
▪ The name suggests a possible African origin.
ORIGIN + VERB
▪ go back to sth, lie in sth
▪ The origins of the city go back to the 10th century.
PREPOSITION
▪ in origin
▪ The rock is volcanic in origin.
▪ of … origin
▪ a painting of unknown origin
PHRASES
▪ country of origin, place of origin
▪ The label tells you the country of origin.
▪ have its origin in sth
▪ The custom has its origin in an ancient festival.
2 family, race, class, etc, that a person comes from
ADJECTIVE
▪ African, English, etc.
▪ foreign
▪ mixed
▪ class, ethnic, national, racial, social
▪ middle-class, noble, peasant, slave, working-class
▪ humble, lowly
▪ He had risen from humble origins through hard work.
VERB + ORIGIN
▪ trace
▪ Their family can trace its origins back to the Norman Conquest.
▪ betray
▪ Her accent betrayed her working-class origins.
PREPOSITION
▪ by origin
▪ He is a Londoner by origin.
▪ in origin
▪ Her family is Portuguese in origin.
▪ of … origin
▪ He was of humble origins.
PHRASES
▪ sb's country of origin