58 entries under origin topic. ×
| derivation(cause, influence, connection, source) | |
| essentiality(noun, nature, quality, cause, start) | |
| foundation(noun, cause, start, base, beginning) | |
| fountain(cause, influence, connection, source) | |
| fountainhead(cause, source) | |
| heart(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| mainspring(cause, connection, source, derivation) | |
| marrow(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| motive(cause, source, derivation) | |
| nub(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| occasion(cause, source, derivation) | |
| pith(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| provenance(cause, influence, source, derivation) | |
| provenience(noun, cause, influence, source) | |
| quintessence(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| radicle(cause, source) | |
| rock bottom(expression, cause, source) | |
| soul(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| stuff(noun, quality, cause, start, character) | |
| substance(noun, quality, cause, start, character) |
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