originated
v.v. to start or be created in a specific place or situation. You use this to explain where an idea, a custom, or a thing first came from.
v. to have a specified beginning or source; to arise from a particular person, place, or circumstance. Intransitive in its primary sense, though occasionally used transitively in formal contexts to mean 'to initiate'.
The tradition originated in the small village many years ago.
Researchers believe the virus originated in a remote forest before spreading to nearby urban centers.
While the architectural style originated in the Mediterranean, it was later adapted by northern builders to accommodate harsher climates and different building materials.
Primarily used as an intransitive verb followed by the preposition 'in', 'from', or 'with'.
The idea was originated in FranceThe idea originated in FranceLearners often use 'originate' in the passive voice, but it is typically an intransitive verb that describes where something started on its own.