originate
US
UK originate vi: (begin, come into being)
SC 起源 qǐ yuán
SC 发源 qǐ yuán，fā yuán
SC 产生 qǐ yuán，chǎn shēng
TC 產生
TC 產生
How did your idea to write the book originate?
你写书的想法是何时产生的？
originate [sth] vtr: (bring into being)
SC 原创，最先提出
The French delegation originated a proposal but it was rejected.
法国代表团提出了一项提案，但遭到了否决。
originate from [sth] vi + prep: (come from)
SC 源于 yuán yú
SC 来自于 yuán yú ，lái zì yú
Where on earth did that idea originate from?
originate in [sth] vi + prep: (start in a place) (生命)
SC 起源于 qǐ yuán yú
TC 起源於
TC 起源於
Human civilisation was thought to originate in the area around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
originate in [sth] vi + prep: (begin development from)
SC 始于 shǐ yú