Definition
noun, plural: origins
(1) The birth, existence, or beginning; starting point.
(2) The cause; that which causes something to arise.
(3) That which acts as the source or that which from where something is derived.
(4) (anatomy) The point of attachment, as the end of the muscle (when contracted).
Supplement
Word origin: L orīgin- (s. of orīgō) beginning, source, lineage
Synonyms:
- commencement
- rise
- source
- derivation
- cause
Compare: insertion (anatomy)
Related terms:
- Origin of replication
- Replication origin
