origin

[1]	source , beginning , root , derivation , rise , rootage , source , fountain-head , foundation , basis , base , well-spring , fount , provenance , (Mainly US) provenience
[2]	creation , descent , extraction , genesis , birth , birthplace , cradle , dawning , dawn , origination , start , beginning , commencement , outset , launch , launching , inception , inauguration
[3]	origins , origination , inception , parentage , ancestry , extraction , descent , lineage , pedigree , genealogy , stock , heritage
[4]	lineage , line , line of descent , descent , bloodline , blood line , blood , pedigree , ancestry , parentage , stemma , stock