original

Definition

Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others.

Etymology

From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”); see origin.

Example Sentences

• "the original state of mankind;  the original laws of a country;  the original inventor of a process"
• "The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common."
• "The original manuscript contained spelling errors which were fixed in later versions."

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