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origin

noun
  1. properties attributable to your ancestry
    “The family has a diverse origin.”
    descent
  2. the point of intersection of coordinate axes
  3. an event that is a beginning
    origination
  4. the descendants of one individual
    descent
  5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being
    beginning
  6. the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
    “the rumor had its origin in idle gossip”