The word 'origins' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to the source or beginning of something, for example: "The origins of this disease are still unknown, so further research needs to be done."
He said hundreds of young men like him, who were drawn to a Sunni jihad after the US invasion, do not believe that the latest manifestation of the decade-long war remains true to its origins.
His rise from humble origins to leader of 1.25 billion people has inspired many – but also provoked scorn from elite politicians who have mocked his background.
Even famed photographer Annie Lebowitz chimed in and said that men in shorts were "repulsive", and that shorts made men look like children, harkening back to the origins of the apparel.
The best of these, which grew from the humblest of origins, was the legendary music tracker known as Oink's Pink Palace… Oink was Alan Ellis, a 21-year-old computer science student from the United Kingdom.
"Jauja" is a Spanish word with Arabic origins which roughly translates to Neverland.
The origins of Snoop Dogg's interest in Belarus remain a mystery.
Egg nog is a Christmas drink that is much more well known in the USA than it is in Britain, even though its origins date back to medieval England.
Not only is the GAA a classic Victorian organisation, it has been much more faithful to its origins in late-19th-century sporting culture than the English sports that influenced it.
Related: Out of the blue, on the edge of the world, killer whales converge to feast These and a million other mostly microscopic planktonic species of viruses, microbes, larvae and eukaryotes are the largely invisible origins of life, the very bottom of the food chain and the enablers of all existence.
Studying the language and literature has given me a platform from which to view the world around me – being able to understand the origins of western culture, language, literature and theatre (and much more) has enriched my everyday life, and I think it would be an enormous pity if other students couldn't also benefit from the privilege of learning Greek.
At the time, there were protests from the far right, most notably Jean-Marie Le Pen of the Front National, who complained that the varied ethnic origins of the players meant that this was not really a "French" team at all.
