Origin
Source, Coming From
noun, verbal noun
What's the reason that something comes into being? Its origin, of course. Nothing can come into the world without a source, because it's always coming from somewhere.
You didn't learn this reading for 由 so here's a mnemonic to help you:
The best way to get close to the origin or source of something is to move into a yurt (ゆ). Yurts are easy to move around, so you can always get close to the source, wherever that may be.
言葉の由来
origin of a word
地名の由来
origin of a place-name
名前の由来
origin of a name
由来を知る
to know the origin of something
由来を教えてください
please tell me what the origin is
由来を聞く
to ask the origin of something, to hear the origin of something
生物由来
biologically derived
植物由来
derived from plants
自然由来
derived naturally
この場所の名前の由来を知っていますか？
Do you know the origin of the name of this place?
自然由来の材料を使っています。
We use ingredients from natural sources.
この単語は、ラテン語に由来しています。
This word comes from Latin.