in origin
idiom
—used to refer to a source or cause
The English word "rendezvous" is French in origin.
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At the time, Loeb did not yet have an answer to the question of whether the metallic spheres were either artificial or natural in origin.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2025
This is especially impressive considering that Rondo of Blood and the Castlevania series as a whole are staunchly Japanese in origin.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The island is volcanic in origin, with rugged terrain and a dry subtropical climate that supports unique flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The origins of the symbolism of early headdresses, diadems, or circlets to denote authority have been lost, but the use of a crown in coronation was probably linked in origin to the coronation of popes.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2025
This is especially impressive considering that Rondo of Blood and the Castlevania series as a whole are staunchly Japanese in origin.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The island is volcanic in origin, with rugged terrain and a dry subtropical climate that supports unique flora and fauna found nowhere else on Earth.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The origins of the symbolism of early headdresses, diadems, or circlets to denote authority have been lost, but the use of a crown in coronation was probably linked in origin to the coronation of popes.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2025
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“In origin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20origin. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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