Origin
Roots
Roots noun - The condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.
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Whether their origin is natural or closer to their mythological roots has thus far gone unaddressed...
Source: Wendigo -
The origin of the old aphorism "Paris in the bedroom, Boston in the parlor." Playing on this trope and New England's puritan roots.
Source: Europeans Are Kinky -
Spiritual Successor: Because of their Talent Show roots (where they trumped Boy Bands at their own game), Little Mix are comparable to Girls Aloud's own origin story.
Source: Music / Little Mix
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Roots and Origin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/origin/roots
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Roots or Origin. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/origin/roots.
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