origin

Definitions of origin in various dictionaries:

noun - the place where something begins, where it springs into being

noun - properties attributable to your ancestry

noun - an event that is a beginning

noun - the point of intersection of coordinate axes

noun - the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

noun - the descendants of one individual

The point at which something comes into existence or from which it derives or is derived.

Ancestry: “We cannot escape our origins, however hard we try” (James Baldwin).

The fact of originating; rise or derivation: The rumor had its origin in an impulsive remark.

The point of attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during contraction.

The point of intersection of coordinate axes, as in the Cartesian coordinate system.

noun - a coming into being