Originator
/ˌɔːrɪdʒɪˈneɪtər/noun
A person or thing that creates, causes, or begins something.
Did you know?Originator comes from the same Latin root as “origin,” tied to *oriri*—“to rise, appear, be born” — so hidden inside the word is the ancient idea of something coming up out of darkness into being.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₃er-
“to rise, set in motion, begin”
Latin
Latin
oriri
“to rise, appear, be born”
Latin
Latin
origo
“a beginning, source, origin”
Late Latin
Latin
originator
“one who begins or causes something”
Middle English
English
originatour
“a beginner, creator, or source”
Modern English
English
originator
“a person or thing that creates, causes, or begins something”