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origin
NounSuru VerbAdverb

Definitions

  1. 1. origin
  2. 2. source
  3. 3. originally
A noun and verb (する) meaning "origin" or "to originate from." It is used to explain where a word, custom, or tradition comes from, and is often seen in phrases explaining the history or roots of something.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The origins of our values can't be explained by the environment we grew up in alone.

Sentence 2

Trace the origins of a word and you start to see layers of culture.

Sentence 3

The origins of memories are hazy — we construct the story afterward.

Sentence 4

"The origin of this expression is Chinese poetry," the professor said with certainty.

Sentence 5

I heard that the cherry trees in the park trace their origins to a post-war planting.