Etymology

origination

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Today it means: The process of bringing something into existence. Full definition →

Latin orīginātiō
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromorīginātiō
  2. English todayorigination

Borrowed from Latin orīginātiō, from orīgō (“to act, to commence”, stem as origin-) + -tiō.

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