origin
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Types & categories
- point hypernym
- derivation hyponym
- spring hyponym
- headspring hyponym
- headwater hyponym
- wellhead hyponym
- point of departure hyponym
- place of origin hyponym
- home hyponym
- point source hyponym
- trail head hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
properties attributable to your ancestry
he comes from good origins
Types & categories
- ancestry hypernym
- full blood hyponym
Sense 3 noun
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Types & categories
- beginning hypernym
- germination hyponym
- cause hyponym
- prelude hyponym
- procession hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
Types & categories
- intersection hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
the rumor had its origin in idle gossip
Types & categories
- source hypernym
Sense 6 noun
the descendants of one individual
his entire lineage has been warriors
Types & categories
- genealogy hypernym
- family line hyponym
- side hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | root |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | originate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | point |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | derivation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | headspring |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | headwater |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wellhead |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | point of departure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | place of origin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | home |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | point source |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trail head |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ancestry |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | full blood |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | arise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | originate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | beginning |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | germination |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cause |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | prelude |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | procession |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | intersection |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | source |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | parent |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | descend |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | lineal |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | genealogy |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | family line |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | side |