originate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] /əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt/
verb (used without object), originated, originating.
1.
to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise:
The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
2.
(of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place:
This train originates at Philadelphia.
verb (used with object), originated, originating.
3.
to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:
to originate a better method.
Origin
1645-55; probably back formation from origination (< F) < Latin orīginātiō etymology; see origin, -ate1, ion
Related forms
originable
[uh-rij-uh-nuh-buh l] /əˈrɪdʒ ə nə bəl/ (Show IPA), adjective
origination, noun
originator, noun
self-originated, adjective
self-originating, adjective
self-origination, noun
Synonyms
3. See discover.
Examples from the web for originator
  • All in all it's a better solution, even if gasoline is the originator of the energy.
  • By the time the photons from the originator get to the receiver, only a minute fraction still contain the information.
  • Version tracking would allow ideas to be traced back to the idea's originator with citations inherently built into the system.
  • Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it.
  • Consumers are paying a premium for a product that carries significant interest rate risk for its originator.
  • Even if everything was legit, that story that was elevated required more than the originator's confirmation.
  • Unless the originator's approval letter otherwise specifies, the disclosure of the information will be made only on site.
British Dictionary definitions for originator

originate

/əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt/
verb
1.
to come or bring into being
2.
(intransitive) (US & Canadian) (of a bus, train, etc) to begin its journey at a specified point
Derived Forms
origination, noun
originator, noun
Word Origin and History for originator
n.

1818, agent noun in Latin form from originate.

originate

v.

1650s, probably a back-formation of origination. In earliest reference it meant "to trace the origin of;" meaning "to bring into existence" is from 1650s; intransitive sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775. Related: Originated; originating.

originator in Medicine

originate o·rig·i·nate (ə-rĭj'ə-nāt')
v. o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates

  1. To bring into being; create.

  2. To come into being; start.