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origin n (beginning, source) origine nf : début, commencement : It is often interesting to discover the origin of an idiom. Il est souvent intéressant de découvrir l'origine d'une expression. origin n: often plural (early stage of existence) origine nf : The newcomer was a man of mysterious origins. Le nouveau venu était un homme d'origine ...
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noun. 1. (gen) origine f. 2. people of Indian origin des personnes d’origine indienne. see also country of origin. origins plural noun. [of person] origines fpl. your working-class origins tes origines prolétariennes. to have its origins in sth [situation, problem] tirer ses origines de qch.
Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern English.
Some words of French origin ultimately come from Old English (Anglo-Saxon words): e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, or Middle English: e.g. lingot.
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origin, ancestry n : La physionomie révèle souvent l'origine d'une personne. Facial features often reveal a person's ancestry. origine nf (source) origin, source, root n : Le médecin ne trouve pas l'origine de sa maladie. The doctor didn't find the source of the illness.
