origin

Ursprung, Entstehung

Wie etwas ursprünglich entstanden ist oder welches Ereignis seine Entstehung ausgelöst hat.

In einfachem Englisch: The way something first began, or the event that caused it to exist.

• The story has an unusual origin.
• Scientists study the origin of life.
• We traced the origins of the festival back several centuries.

So benutzt man es: the origin of something (Nobody knows the origin of this tradition.)

Synonyme: beginning, source

Häufige Wendungen: the origin of, trace the origin, ancient origin

Herkunft

Der Ort, aus dem etwas stammt oder an dem es hergestellt wurde.

In einfachem Englisch: The place something comes from or was made in.

• The label shows its country of origin.
• These goods are of foreign origin.
• Can you identify the origin of this wine?

So benutzt man es: of ... origin (The vase is of Italian origin.)

Synonyme: source, provenance

Häufige Wendungen: country of origin, place of origin, foreign origin, origin of something

Abstammung, Herkunft

Die Familie, das Land oder das Volk, aus dem die Vorfahren einer Person stammen.

In einfachem Englisch: The family, country, or people your ancestors came from.

• He is proud of his family origins.
• Several students are of Turkish origin.
• The form asks about ethnic origin.

So benutzt man es: of ... origin (Her grandparents were of Polish origin.)

Synonyme: ancestry, descent, background

Häufige Wendungen: ethnic origin, of mixed origin, family origin