When something originates or when someone originates it, it begins to happen or exist.
双语例句
例: The disease originated in Africa.
这种疾病起源于非洲。
例: All carbohydrates originate from plants.
所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。
例: No one has any idea who originated the story.
没有人知道是谁编造了这个故事。