Originating

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The process of beginning or producing something from a source involves developing from initial conditions or points of derivation
2. The act of bringing forth or causing to emerge from a specific source encompasses the various stages of its development
3. Coming or deriving from a particular source or point of beginning

Etymology: The word "originating" is simply the present participle of "originate," so its history is really the history of that verb. "Originate" comes from Medieval Latin "originatus," the past participle of "originare," meaning "to begin" or "to give rise to." That Latin verb was built from "origo" (genitive "originis"), meaning "origin" or "source," with the ordinary Latin verb-forming ending that English later reproduced as "-ate." The root "origo" is itself a noun that English took over fairly directly, so "origin" and "originate" sit side by side as close relatives. The "-ate" ending is the same one found in verbs like "create" and "educate," which is why "originate" looks so tidy in English. Its sense has stayed close to the Latin: to bring something into being, or to come forth from a particular place or source.

Synonyms: commencing, beginning, initiating, starting, arising

Antonyms: ending, terminating, ceasing