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Pronunciation / Transliteration: origen
"Investigaron el origen de la enfermedad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.
"The exact origin of the custom remains unknown."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri 'rise, arise'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Origin" is said worldwide
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origine
Transliteration: origine
"Quelle est l'origine de ce problème ?"
Ursprung
Transliteration: Ursprung
"Der Ursprung dieser Tradition ist unbekannt."
origine
Transliteration: origine
"Qual è l'origine di questa parola?"
origen
Transliteration: origen
"Investigaron el origen de la enfermedad."
origem
Transliteration: origem
"Qual é a origem deste mito?"
उत्पत्ति
Transliteration: utpatti
"इस नदी की उत्पत्ति हिमालय से हुई है।"
起源
Transliteration: qǐyuán
"我们要探究宇宙的起源。"
기원
Transliteration: giwon
"이 언어의 기원은 고대까지 거슬러 올라간다."
起源
Transliteration: kigen
"その文化の起源を探る。"
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