origine

Definitions of origine
  1. noun
    inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    synonyms: lignée
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    bien héréditaire, héritage
    (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
  2. noun
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
    synonyms: berceau
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    commencement, source
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
  3. noun
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
    synonyms: commencement, source
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    dérivation
    the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
    source
    a point at which water issues forth
    source
    the source of water from which a stream arises
    source
    the source of a river
    tête de puits
    the source of water for a well
    point de départ
    a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
    berceau
    where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
    endroit, lieu
    place where something began and flourished
    type of:
    point
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  4. noun
    an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
    synonyms: génèse
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    cause
    events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
    facteur, élément
    anything that contributes causally to a result
    producteur
    something that produces
    type of:
    commencement, début
    the event consisting of the start of something
  5. noun
    properties attributable to your ancestry
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    type of:
    lignée
    inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
  6. noun
    the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
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    liens de parenté, parenté
    (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
  7. noun
    the descendants of one individual
    synonyms: descendance
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    famille
    people descended from a common ancestor
    famille, parents
    members of a family line
    habitation
    aristocratic family line
    dynastie
    a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
    nom
    family based on male descent
    type of:
    arbre généalogique, généalogie
    successive generations of kin
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