point of departure vs source

source vs point of departure

point of departure and source both are nouns.

point of departure is not a verb while source is a verb.

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

As nouns, source is a hypernym of point of departure; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than point of departure:

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

Other hypernyms of point of departure include beginning, origin, root, rootage.

point of departure (noun)	source (noun)
a beginning from which an enterprise is launched	a facility where something is available
a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched	anything that provides inspiration for later work
	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	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

point of departure (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between point of departure and source

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