origin
The beginning of something.
Noun 4 meanings
The beginning of something.
“place of origin”
The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
Etymology
From Middle English origine, origyne, from Old French origine, orine, ourine, from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, birth, origin”), from orior (“to rise”); see orient. Doublet of origo.
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ORIGIN at a glance
ORIGIN has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + G 2 + I 1 + N 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,688 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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