English
origination
Origination comes from Latin orīgō ‘to act, to commence’, from orior ‘to originate, to be born’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *oriōr ‘to rise, get up’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oriōr‘to rise, get up’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEorior‘to originate, to be born’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEorīgō‘to act, to commence’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEorīginātiō
- Englishtodayorigination
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*oriōr‘to rise, get up’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEorior‘to originate, to be born’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEorīgō‘to act, to commence’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEorīginātiō
- Englishtodayorigination
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- ‘to rise, to spring’
run, ride, earn, orient, irritable, irritate, ornithology, erne, orogeny, 15 more
through Latin orior ‘to originate, to be born’
abortion, abort, aborigines, orienteering, 6 more
through Latin orīgō ‘to act, to commence’
Today it means
noun The process of bringing something into existence.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *oriōr / origination