origin vs birthplace

birthplace vs origin

origin and birthplace both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
origin	Yes	No	No	No
birthplace	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, birthplace is a hyponym of origin; that is, birthplace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than origin:

origin: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
birthplace: where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

Other hyponyms of origin include derivation, spring, fountainhead, head, headspring, headwater, wellhead, wellspring, jumping-off place, point of departure, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience, home, point source, trail head, trailhead.

origin (noun)	birthplace (noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry	the place where someone was born
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero	where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
the hereditary derivation of an individual
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

Difference between origin and birthplace

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