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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesoriginar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-ri-gi-nar
"A ideia se originou de uma sessão de brainstorming."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To begin or to come into existence.
"The idea for the project originated from a brainstorming session." - 2
To trace the source or beginning of something.
"The custom is believed to have originated in ancient rituals."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'originate' comes from the Latin 'originare', which means 'to rise, to begin'. It evolved through Middle French 'originer' before entering English in the late 16th century, retaining the core meaning of coming into being or starting from a source.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Originate" is said worldwide
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originer
Transliteration: or-i-zhi-ne
"L'idée a été originaire d'une réunion de brainstorming."
entstehen
Transliteration: ent-shtay-en
"Die Idee entstand aus einer Brainstorming-Sitzung."
originare
Transliteration: o-ri-gi-na-re
"L'idea è originata da una sessione di brainstorming."
originar
Transliteration: o-ri-gi-nar
"La idea se originó en una sesión de lluvia de ideas."
originar
Transliteration: o-ri-gi-nar
"A ideia se originou de uma sessão de brainstorming."
उद्भव होना
Transliteration: udbhav hona
"यह विचार एक मंथन सत्र से उद्भव हुआ।"
起源
Transliteration: qǐyuán
"这个想法起源于一次头脑风暴会议。"
유래하다
Transliteration: yuraehada
"그 아이디어는 브레인스토밍 세션에서 유래했다."
起源する
Transliteration: kigen suru
"そのアイデアはブレインストーミングセッションから起源した。"
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