originate

/əˈrɪdʒəneɪt/ verb [I]

Translation

originate from/in/with, etc › to come from a particular place or person, or to begin during a particular period

...dan/de/ile başlamak; kaynaklanmak, çıkmak, başlamak

Citrus fruits originated in China and Southeast Asia.1553

(Definition of originate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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