Originate

Originate = (1) come into existence; take on form or shape: ‘The practice of Sati originated during ancient Ages.’ (2) to give rise to; initiate: ‘The policy was originated by the previous administration.’ (3) to create something new: ‘Darwin originated the theory of evolution.’

Originate is used in connection with things, ideas, customs etc. (NOT people): ‘No one really knows how the solar system originated.’

If you are born in and/or grow up in a particular place, town, country etc., you come from that place: ‘Where does Agneta come from- Sweden or Norway?’

Words that enter a language from other languages come from (or are derived from) those languages: ‘The name ‘terrier’ comes from the Latin word ‘terra’ meaning ‘the earth’.’