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origine
origin /o.riˈdʒi.ne/
noun#3594 most common
Also: source, descent, provenance
Example sentences
Care este originea acestui cuvânt?
What is the origin of this word?
Familia mea are origini italiene.
My family has Italian origins.
Oamenii de știință studiază originea universului.
Scientists study the origin of the universe.
Multe cuvinte românești sunt de origine latină.
Many Romanian words are of Latin origin.
Această tradiție își are originea într-un ritual precreștin.
This tradition has its origin in a pre-Christian ritual.
Cercetătorii dezbat încă originile exacte ale conflictului, care par să se piardă în negura istoriei.
Researchers still debate the exact origins of the conflict, which seem to fade into the mists of history.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | origine | origini |
| Genitive | originii | originilor |
| Accusative | origine | origini |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
Etymology
Origine entered Romanian from French origine, which comes from Latin origo, originis, meaning a rising, a birth, or a source. The Latin noun is tied to the verb oriri, to rise or to be born, the same verb that gives Romanian orient, the direction where the sun rises. Romanian took in this word during the 19th century push to re-Latinize its vocabulary through French and Italian models.
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