What context can I use each word in?
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
from
Example
I received a gift from my friend. [from: preposition]
Example
The train is coming from the station. [from: preposition]
Example
She comes from a small town in the countryside. [from: preposition]
originating
Example
The idea for the new product originated from the marketing team. [originated: past tense verb]
Example
This style of music originated in the southern United States. [originated: past tense verb]
Example
The virus is believed to have originated in a wet market in Wuhan. [originated: past participle verb]
Good things to know
Which word is more common?
From is more common than originating in everyday language and covers a wider range of contexts.
What’s the difference in the tone of formality between from and originating?
Originating is more formal than from and is typically used in academic or technical writing to describe the creation or invention of something.
