It is believed to have originated in South America in the early 1900s, and later spread to Europe before crossing over to sub-Saharan Africa.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A
Our species originated around 200,000 years ago and underwent tremendous diversification culturally, technologically, linguistically, artistically for 130,000 years.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
V-ERG
发源；来自；产生；创始；开创
When something originates or when someone originates it, it begins to happen or exist.