origin vs point of departure

point of departure vs origin

origin and point of departure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
origin	Yes	No	No	No
point of departure	Yes	No	No	No

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

origin: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
point of departure: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

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

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

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