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original
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/ ÉĖrÉŖdŹ É nl /
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Origin of original
historical usage of original
English original comes from Anglo-French and Middle French from Old French originel āinnate, by birth, by nature.ā (The 14th-century term original sin āthe innate human tendency to evilā is a translation from the phrase in Old French.) The French forms come from the Latin adjective orÄ«ginÄlis āexisting at or marking the beginning,ā and in Late Latin meaning āprimitive.ā
OrÄ«ginÄlis is a derivative of the noun orÄ«gÅ (inflectional stem orÄ«gin- ) ābeginning, first appearance, starting point.ā OrÄ«gÅ is a compound whose main element is the verb orÄ«rÄ« ā(of the sun or moon) to rise, get out of bed, begin (an activity), sprout, spring up.ā The present participle of orÄ«rÄ« is oriÄns (inflectional stem orient- ) āthe rising sun, daybreak, the east,ā and is the ultimate source of English orient.
The earliest sense of original was ābelonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of somethingā; the meaning ānew, inventive, novelā dates from the mid-18th century.
OrÄ«ginÄlis is a derivative of the noun orÄ«gÅ (inflectional stem orÄ«gin- ) ābeginning, first appearance, starting point.ā OrÄ«gÅ is a compound whose main element is the verb orÄ«rÄ« ā(of the sun or moon) to rise, get out of bed, begin (an activity), sprout, spring up.ā The present participle of orÄ«rÄ« is oriÄns (inflectional stem orient- ) āthe rising sun, daybreak, the east,ā and is the ultimate source of English orient.
The earliest sense of original was ābelonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of somethingā; the meaning ānew, inventive, novelā dates from the mid-18th century.
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