- origin, origination, inception - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
--1 is a kind of beginning
--1 has particulars:germination; cause; preliminary, overture, prelude; emanation, rise, procession Derived forms: verb originate3, verb originate1 - initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
--2 is a kind of beginning, start, commencement
--2 has particulars: authorship, paternityDerived forms: verb originate1, verb originate2