originate

1. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.Examples: "At Putney Bridge the train description transmissions for eastbound trains must be originated as there is no manned signal cabin on the London Transport system beyond this point; [...]."; "For the first time since Douglas Fairbanks Sr. originated the role in the 1920 silent "The Mark of Zorro," the hero will be played by a Hispanic actor."; "The financial backers who originated the Encyclopédie project in 1745 had no idea about what they were getting into."Synonyms: begin, cointransitive

2. (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).Examples: "The scheme originated with the governor and council."; "The idea of fitting a crane to an engine for shunting duties, primarily in works yards, appears to have originated with the North London Railway engine in 1872."Synonyms: spring to lifeintransitive