origin vs place of origin

place of origin vs origin

origin and place of origin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
origin	Yes	No	No	No
place of origin	Yes	No	No	No

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

origin: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
place of origin: 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, birthplace, cradle, provenance, provenience, home, point source, trail head, trailhead.

origin (noun)	place of origin (noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry	where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
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 place of origin

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