stillorigin
nounUK /ˈstɪlˌɒrɪdʒɪn/
US /ˈstɪlˌɔːrɪdʒɪn/
The place where something first started and stays calm.
The stillorigin of the river is a quiet pond high in the hills.
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2. A calm and unchanging starting point for an idea or feeling.
Her kindness had a stillorigin in her grandmother's stories.
3. The quiet center from which something grows or spreads.
The music seemed to come from a stillorigin deep inside him.
4. A peaceful place where a thing first appears.
They found the stillorigin of the old path beside the silent lake.