Definitions:

1. properties attributable to your ancestry noun
   • The family has a diverse origin.
2. the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived noun
   • the rumor had its origin in idle gossip

Synonyms:

• beginning
• descent
• origination

NearBy Words:

• original
• originalism
• originality
• originally
• originate
• origination
• originative
• originator