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origin vs source

source vs origin

origin and source both are nouns.

origin is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
origin Yes No No No
source Yes No Yes No
As nouns, origin and source are synonyms defined as:
  • origin and source: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Other synonyms of origin include beginning, root, rootage.
As nouns, source is a hypernym of origin; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than origin:
  • origin: the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
  • source: (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
origin (noun) source (noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry a facility where something is available
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero anything that provides inspiration for later work
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
the hereditary derivation of an individual a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
the place where something begins, where it springs into being the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a person who supplies information
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
origin (verb) source (verb)
specify the origin of
get (a product) from another country or business
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