original.
original (relating to the origin or beginning)
Meaning & usage
original (relating to the origin or beginning)
original (being the first in a series)
original (different; unique)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin -īgō Latin orīgō, orīginis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin orīginālislbor. Old Galician-Portuguese original Portuguese original Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese original, from Latin orīginālis.
original (origin of later copies)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der. Proto-Italic *oriōr Latin orior Latin -īgō Latin orīgō, orīginis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin orīginālislbor. Old Galician-Portuguese original Portuguese original Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese original, from Latin orīginālis.
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