
Originate
Starting Point
Use 'originate' to describe the starting point of ideas or movements.

His entrepreneurial spirit originated during his college years.
Abstract Beginnings
'Originate' is often used for non-physical beginnings, like concepts.

Democracy is thought to have originated in ancient Greece.
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