Origin

The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.

The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to insertion.

the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived; "the rumor had its origin in idle gossip"; "vegetable origins"; "mineral origin"; "origin in sensation"