originate in
Verb
Meaning
come from
Source: WordNetHyponyms
Examples
Coronaviruses originate in animals — like camels, civets and bats — and are usually not transmissible to humans.
“If the state doesn’t shut these facilities down, then the next zoonotic disease could just as easily originate in densely-populated New York City as it could in China.”
Bagels, in addition to being a doughnut with (alias chewy and dense and just a bit hard), were the staple bread of the Jews in Eastern Europe, especially in Poland (though they originate in Southern Germany).
Bills may be introduced in either house, sometimes with the exception of bills increasing or decreasing revenue, which must originate in the House of Representatives.
Cuvier's observations of fossil bones convinced him that they did not originate in extant animals.
Games that originate in a region with a strong preference are often initially played in the original direction, even in regions that prefer the opposite direction.