Collocations for "originate"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "originate" in context.
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originate
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- originated in [India]
- the [fire, explosion] originated in the [kitchen, basement]
- the [word, phrase, name] originated as
- the [word] originates from [Latin]
- who originated the [cliché, concept]?
- originates [mainly, primarily, mostly] from
- people originating from the [south, north] (of)
- her family originated from [India]
- almost certainly originated [in, from]
- is believed to have originated in [Africa]
'originate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):