preliminary vs origin

origin vs preliminary

preliminary and origin both are nouns.

preliminary is an adjective but origin is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preliminary	Yes	Yes	No	No
origin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, origin is a hypernym of preliminary; that is, origin is a word with a broader meaning than preliminary:

preliminary: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
origin: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Other hypernyms of preliminary include inception, origination.

preliminary (noun)	origin (noun)
a minor match preceding the main event	properties attributable to your ancestry
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows	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

preliminary (adjective)	origin (adjective)
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important

Difference between preliminary and origin

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