origin

noun

1. The beginning of something.

   “place of origin”

   “trace the origin of something”

   “unknown origin”

   “The custom has its origin in ancient Greece.”

   “Scientists are studying the origin of the universe.”

2. The source of a river, information, goods, etc.

   “Swearing doesn't just mean what we now understand by "dirty words". It is entwined, in social and linguistic history, with the other sort of swearing: vows and oaths. Consider for a moment the origins of almost any word we have for bad language – "profanity", "curses", "oaths" and "swearing" itself.”

3. The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.
4. The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.
5. An arbitrary point on Earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.
6. (in-plural)Ancestry.

name

1. the State of Origin series (an annual best-of-three rugby league series between New South Wales and Queensland, nicknamed the "Blues" and the "Maroons", respectively)