origin

Definition:
1. The place where something begins, where it springs into being.
2. Properties attributable to your ancestry.
3. An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.
4. The point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero.
5. The descendants of one individual.

Use 'origin' in a sentence:

1. Wiktionary tells us that the origin of the expression "no strings attached" may date back to ancient times.
2. Their origin is uncertain, but archaeologists hypothesize that they were Canaanites.
3. He acknowledged that Mr Taylor's colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevant in the circumstances.
4. What is the distance to the origin?
5. Recent findings of human origin.
6. He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.
7. They talked about the competing theories of the origin of life.
8. I want to major in biology because I have long wondered about the origin of life.
9. The banks would be required, if necessary, to identify the origin of foreign funds going into numbered and other accounts.
10. Gas mixtures emitted from present-day volcanoes resemble this early atmosphere, suggesting its origin from volcanic eruptions.
11. They are forced to return to their country of origin.
12. The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term.
13. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to recall the soul of Qu Yuan.
14. Scholars offer three related but different opinions about the mysterious origin and significance of these paintings.
15. The origin of these peculiar glassy spheres remains an enigma.
16. This technique helps you determine the origin of any requirement.
17. They're basically made up of debris left over from the origin of the solar system.
18. The fire is of suspicious origin.
19. This view is also supported by their philosophical and religious beliefs about the origin and structure of the universe.
20. Push factors are associated with the place of origin.
21. Epigenetics is the origin of a lot of those differences, in my view.
22. It's given here this sort of cliched about the noble origin with the Native American, the Plains Indian.
23. He was not ashamed of his lowly/ humble origins.
24. The origins of the story are lost in the mists of time.
25. We have experimental and observational evidence concerning things which happened before and after the origin of life.
26. People of different racial origins lived together in that region.
27. Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.
28. Frequently, as in the case of the word hyakkaten, they suggest indigenous origin.
29. The origins of bull-riding, which serves no practical purpose, are murkier.
30. It has an origin lost in the mists of antiquity.
31. One must not forget his origin, now that he is appointed to the leading post.
32. They both go from the origin.
33. You have to put something at the origin.
34. Delaney's wife is the origin of his idea.
35. Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin.
36. This rapid origin and diversification of animals is often referred to as "the Cambrian explosion".
37. Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just hypothetical and needs proving.
38. Most of the thickeners are of plant origin.
39. The origin of multicellular forms of life seems a relatively simple step compared to the origin of life itself.
40. This truck is of unknown origin.
41. Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
42. The singing of Christmas carols is a custom derived from early dance routines of pagan origin.
43. The question of the origin of the universe is still hotly debated by scientists.
44. The origin of this nation is wrapped in profound mystery.
45. Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to recall the soul of Qu Yuan.
46. If it's possible, track the rumour back to its origin.
47. The origin of the custom is obscure.
48. The origin of the word remains obscure.
49. He was born around 1650 but his origins remain obscure.
50. The precise details of the origins of life remain hidden.
51. Their medical problems are basically physical in origin.
52. This particular custom has its origins in Wales.
53. We may now be able to get a much better idea of the true age of the universe, and solve one of the deepest questions of our origins.
54. There are some areas of wetland which are of ancient origin.