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ORIGINATES
Definition of ORIGINATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative 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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Word DNA
ORIGINATES inherits its ancestry from its root, ORIGINATE.
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 (9,478)
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.
ORIGINATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 54 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ORIGINATES starts with O and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGIINORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ORIGIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ORIGINATES?
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