origin
/ˈɔrɪdʒɪn/
noun
- The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.
- The origin of the river is a small spring in the mountains.
- Scientists are studying the origin of the universe.
- The word 'piano' has its origin in the Italian word for 'soft'.
- A person's family, social, or ethnic background.
- His humble origins did not stop him from becoming a successful entrepreneur.
- The application asks for your country of origin.
- She is of Mexican origin but grew up in Canada.
- The starting point of a coordinate system, where axes intersect (value zero).
- Plot the data starting from the origin of the chart.
- The point (0,0) is called the origin in a Cartesian plane.
- On the graph, the origin is at the bottom left corner.