What does origine in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word origine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use origine in French.

The word origine in French means origin, originate from, come from, beginning, starting point, origin, ancestry, origin, source, root, originally, behind, designation of origin, PDO, PGI, original, of modest origins, from the beginning, from the start, be behind, indication of origin, country of origin, show an indication of origin, have an indication of origin, originate in. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word origine

origin

nom féminin (commencement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'origine de la vie sur terre est encore un mystère.
The origin of life on earth is still a mystery.

originate from, come from

nom féminin (provenance)

Cette musique est d'origine russe.
This music originates from Russia.

beginning, starting point

nom féminin (point de départ)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle est l'origine de toute cette histoire ?
What is the beginning of this story?

origin, ancestry

nom féminin (pays d'origine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La physionomie révèle souvent l'origine d'une personne.
Facial features often reveal a person's ancestry.

origin, source, root

nom féminin (source)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le médecin ne trouve pas l'origine de sa maladie.
The doctor didn't find the source of the illness.

originally

locution adverbiale (au tout début)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
À l'origine, cette forêt ne comportait pas de sapins.
Originally this forest did not contain any pine trees.

behind

(au début de) (figurative)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")

designation of origin

nom féminin (mention de produit AOC)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains vins et certains fromages bénéficient d'une appellation d'origine contrôlée.

PDO, PGI

nom féminin (certificat du lieu de production) (initialism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certains vins et certains fromages bénéficient d'une appellation d'origine contrôlée.

original

locution adverbiale (qui n'a pas été changé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce moteur ne comprend que des pièces d'origine.

of modest origins

locution adjectivale (d'un milieu simple)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ses parents travaillaient tous les deux, leurs revenus n'étaient pas élevés, elle était d'une famille d'origine modeste.

from the beginning, from the start

locution adverbiale (à partir du début, dès le début)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce projet était voué à l'échec dès l'origine.

be behind

(être initiateur de [qch])

Ce journaliste est à l'origine de cette remarquable photo.
That journalist was behind that remarkable photo.

indication of origin

nom féminin (label)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L’obtention de l'indication d'origine répond à un cahier des charges rigoureux.

country of origin

nom masculin (pays où l'on est né)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vis en Tchéquie, mais mon pays d'origine est la France.

show an indication of origin, have an indication of origin

locution verbale (arborer un label) (product)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce vin porte l'indication d'origine Sauternes.

originate in

(dont le nom vient de)

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