originate
/əˈrɪdʒəneɪt/verb
no obj., with adverbial
1- have a specified beginning发源; 来自：
the word originated as a marketing term.
该词源自市场行销术语。
1.1
- with obj. create or initiate (something)创造; 引起：
he is responsible for originating this particular cliché.
这句用滥了的套话是他首创的。
派生词
origination
nounoriginative
adjectiveoriginator
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin originat- 'caused to begin', from Latin origo, origin- 'source, origin'.