Origin

Origin, origins, or original may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics and manga

Main article: Origins (comics)

• Origin (comics), a Wolverine comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics in 2002
• Origins (Judge Dredd story), a major Judge Dredd storyline running from 2006 through 2007
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, a 2002 manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
• Secret Origins, a comic book series published by DC Comics that told the origins of different characters
• Wolverine: Origins, a Marvel Comics series

Films and television

• Origin (TV series), 2018 science-fiction TV series
• "Origin" (Angel), a fifth-season episode of Angel
• Origin: Spirits of the Past, a 2006 anime movie also known as Gin-iro no Kami no Agito
• Origin (Stargate), the religion of the Ori
• "Origin" (Stargate SG-1), a ninth-season episode of Stargate SG-1
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a 2009 superhero film, prequel to the X-Men film trilogy
• Origins: The Journey of Humankind, a National Geographic TV series

Gaming

• Origin (service), a video game digital distribution service and platform from Electronic Arts
• Origin, King of the Summon Spirits in Tales of Phantasia and its prequel, Tales of Symphonia
• Origins, spirits that are attached to The Mystics in Legaia 2: Duel Saga
• Origins Award, presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair
• Origins Game Fair, an annual board game event in Columbus, Ohio
• Assassin's Creed Origins, part of the Assassin's Creed franchise
• Dragon Age: Origins, a 2009 role-playing video game and first installment of the Dragon Age series
• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, the sequel to F.E.A.R. by Monolith
• Rayman Origins, a 2011 installment in the Rayman series
• Silent Hill: Origins, the fifth installment of the Silent Hill survival horror series and prequel to the original 1999 game

Literature

Fiction

• Origin (Baxter novel), a 2001 science fiction book by Stephen Baxter
• Origin (Brown novel), a 2017 novel by Dan Brown, the fifth installment in the Robert Langdon series
• Origin, a 2007 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber
• Origins, a fantasy novel in the Fourth World series by Kate Thompson
• The Origin (novel), a biographical novel of Charles Darwin by Irving Stone

Nonfiction

• Origins (Cato), Cato the Elder's lost work on Roman and Italian history
• Origins (Dartnell), a 2019 book by Lewis Dartnell on the impact of geology on human history
• Origins, a book on evolution by Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin
• The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin's 1859 book

Music

Groups

• Origin (band), an American technical death metal band
• The Origin (band), an early '90s alternative/indie power pop band
• Origin, one of the bands of American jazz musician Chick Corea

Albums

• Origin (Borknagar album), a 2006 rock album
• Origins (Bridge to Grace album), a 2015 rock album
• Origin (Dayseeker album), a 2015 post-hardcore album
• Origins (Eluveitie album), a 2014 folk metal album
• Origin (Evanescence album), a 2000 alternative metal album
• Origins (God Is an Astronaut album), a 2013 post-rock album
• Origins (Imagine Dragons album), a 2018 album by Imagine Dragons
• Origin (Origin album), 2000
• The Origin (The Origin album), a 1990 eponymous debut album by The Origin
• Origins (Steve Roach album), a 1993 ambient album

Periodicals

• Origin (magazine), an American poetry magazine
• Origins, a theological journal published by Catholic News Service (CNS)
• Origins, a peer-reviewed creation science journal of the Geoscience Research Institute (GRI)

Brands and enterprises

• Atos Origin, a company formed by the merger of BSO and Philips C&P (Communications & Processing) division
• Origin Energy, an Australian gas and electricity company
• Origin Enterprises, Irish agribusiness multinational
• Origin PC, a personal computer manufacturer
• Origin Systems, a former video game developer
• Origins (cosmetics), a plant-based skin care and fragrance company of Estée Lauder
• Toyota Origin, a limited edition Toyota automobile released in Japan

Philosophy and religion

• Creatio ex nihilo, Latin for "creation out of nothing", a phrase used in philosophical and theological contexts
• Creation myth, a symbolic account of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it
• Origin myth, a story or explanation that describes the beginning of some feature of the natural or social world
• Origin story, or pourquoi story, a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is
• Origins, a theological journal published by Catholic News Service (CNS)

Science, technology and mathematics

Biology and medicine

• Origin (anatomy), the place or point at which a part or structure arises
• Abiogenesis, the study of how life on Earth arose from inanimate matter
• Noogenesis, the study of origin and evolution of mind
• Origin of humanity, the study of human evolution
• Origin of replication, the location at which DNA replication is initiated
• Paleoanthropology, the study of human origin
• Pedigree (dog), registered ancestry

Computing and technology

• Dalsa Origin, a digital movie camera
• Origin (service), video game digital distribution platform developed by Electronic Arts
• Origin (data analysis software), scientific graphing and data analysis software developed by OriginLab Corp
• Original equipment manufacturer (OEM), any company which manufactures products for another company's brand name
• SGI Origin 200, a series of entry-level MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics
• SGI Origin 2000, a series of mid-range to high-end MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics
• SGI Origin 3000, a series of mid-range to high-end MIPS-based server computers made by Silicon Graphics that succeeded the Origin 2000

Mathematics

• Origin (mathematics), a fixed point of reference for the geometry of the surrounding space
  • Most commonly, the point of intersection of the axes in the Cartesian coordinate system
• Origin, the pole in the polar coordinate system

Time

• Origin, a general point in time
• Origin, an epochal date or event, see epoch
• Origin, in astronomy, an epochal moment, i.e., a reference for the orbital elements of a celestial body

Other

• Origin, in cosmogony, any theory concerning the origin of the universe
• Origin, in cosmology, the study of the universe and humanity's place in it

Sports

• City vs Country Origin, an annual Australian rugby league football match
• International Origin Match, England vs Exiles
• State of Origin series, annual best-of-three rugby league football match

Other uses

• Origin, or genealogy, the origin of families
• Origin, or etymology, the origin of words
• Origin, or toponymy, the origin of place names

See also

• Begin (disambiguation)
• Creation (disambiguation)
• Origen (disambiguation)
• Original (disambiguation)
• Point of origin (disambiguation)
• Source (disambiguation)
• Start (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with Origin
• All pages with titles containing Origin