origin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔrɪdʒɪn, ˈɑr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′i jin, or′-)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
origin n (beginning, source)origen nm
  principio nm
 It is often interesting to discover the origin of an idiom.
 Suele ser interesante descubrir el origen de una expresión.
origin n often plural (early stage of existence)origen nm
  (actividad)inicio nm
  (actividad)punto de partida loc nom m
 The newcomer was a man of mysterious origins.
 El recién llegado era un hombre de origen misterioso.
origin n (ancestry, descent)origen nm
  ascendencia nf
 John is English, but his surname is Evans, which suggests he is of Welsh origin.
 John es inglés, pero su apellido es Evans, lo cual sugiere que es de origen galés.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
origin n (mathematics)origen nm
 The origin is where the x-axis and y-axis meet.
 El origen es donde se cruzan los ejes x y y.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
certificate of origin (document)certificado de origen nm + loc adj
country of origin n (nation of one's birth)país de origen grupo nom
 The form had a space labelled "Country of origin".
 La solicitud tiene un espacio que pide mi país de origen.
country of origin n (goods: nation that produced [sth])procedencia nf
 Fresh fruit usually has a label showing its country of origin.
 Todos los productos importados tienen una etiqueta que indica la procedencia.
trace the origin of [sth] v expr (find the source of)rastrear el origen de loc verb
 Ian tried in vain to trace the origin of the slanderous rumor.
 Doctors are hoping to trace the origin of the salmonella outbreak.
 Ian intentó en vano rastrear el origen del malintencionado rumor.
trace the origin of [sth] v expr (learn the ancestry of)rastrear los orígenes de loc verb
 The internet makes the task of tracing the origins of your family much easier.
 El internet hace que la tarea de rastrear los orígenes de tu familia sea más fácil.
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'origin' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Asian - back home - beginning - big bang - birthplace - black art - common source - conception - cradle - creation - crucible - darkie - dateline - derive - derived - ethnically - etiological - etymology - extraction - French Canadian - from - genesis - grass roots - heterologous - Hispanic - homesick - hypocenter - I am from - Mexican-American - mongrel - native - nativity - Negro - Negroid - nonwhite - of - port of departure - provenance - provenience - remigrate - repatriate - root - root cause - Sephardi - Slav - source - trace - trace back - traceability - urban legend
Spanish:
dimanación - génesis - origen - procedencia - extracción - proveniencia - ascendencia - de origen animal - de origen extranjero - de origen nacional - de origen vegetal - denominación de origen - isla de formación volcánica - lugar de origen - nacimiento - raíz

Collocations: the hero's origin story, the origin of [the universe, life, the species], the origins of [civilization, modern philosophy], more...

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