in origin

idiom

used to refer to a source or cause
The English word "rendezvous" is French in origin.

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However, the researchers are not yet ruling out the possibility that at least some of the water on Earth may be primordial in origin. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025 Related article Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say If the missions don’t launch Saturday night as planned, multiple launch windows are available through April. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025 There is, after all, a Taj Mahal in India made by Indians drawing on Hindu, pre-Islamic traditions and a Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem made by Christian artisans whose craft was Byzantine in origin. Kanan Makiya, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2011 Rather, 1 John points out that love is divine in origin and the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross is the ultimate expression of love. Mike Lowenberg, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in origin

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