origin vs jumping-off place

jumping-off place vs origin

origin and jumping-off place both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
origin	Yes	No	No	No
jumping-off place	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, jumping-off place is a hyponym of origin; that is, jumping-off place is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than origin:

origin: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
jumping-off place: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

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

origin (noun)	jumping-off place (noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry	a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
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 jumping-off place

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