origen

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orīginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [uˈɾi.ʒən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈɾi.d͡ʒen]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [oˈɾi.ʒen]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

origen m (plural orígens)

1. origin
2. (mathematics) origin

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “origen”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish origen (“origin”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gen

Noun

origen

1. origen

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der.

Proto-Italic *oriōr

Latin orior

Latin -īgō

Latin orīginembor.

Spanish origen

Borrowed from Latin orīginem. Compare English origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾixen/ [oˈɾi.xẽn]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ixen
• Syllabification: o‧ri‧gen

Noun

origen m (plural orígenes)

1. origin

   No se conocen con certeza los orígenes de ellos.

   Their origins aren't known with certainty.

Derived terms

• denominación de origen
• origen de coordenadas
• prioridad de origen

Related terms

• original
• originalidad
• originalmente
• originar
• originario

Further reading

• “origen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025