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ORIGINATE
Definition of ORIGINATE
verb
To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin orīginātus, perfect passive participle of orīginō (“to begin, give rise to”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from orīgō (orīgin- in compounds) + -ō. Compare Italian originare and Spanish originar.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,457)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ORIGINATE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Italian, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ORIGINATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ORIGINATE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGIINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start ORIGIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ORIGINATE?
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