Synonyms: lineage, derivation, descent, origin, provenance, ancestry
Part of speech | common noun |
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Pronunciation | /ˈbækɡraʊ̯nd/ |
Hyphenation | back·ground |
Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑨𐑒𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 |
Plural | backgrounds |
Afrikaans | afkoms |
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Czech | původ; počátek; vznik |
Danish | afstamning |
Dutch | afstamming; komaf; oorsprong |
Esperanto | deveno |
Faeroese | ætt; slekt |
German | Abkunft; Abstammung; Herkunft; Ursprung |
Greek (Old Greek) | αἰτία |
Italian | origine |
Latin | origo |
Low German | herkumst; oorsprung |
Papiamento | orígen; oríhen; prosedensia |
Portuguese | origem |
Saterland Frisian | Häärkuimen; Oukumst; Oustammenge; Uursproang |
Spanish | descendencia; origen |
Swedish | tillkomst; upphov; uppkomst; ursprung |
Turkish | asıl |
West Frisian | komôf; oarsprong; ôfstamming; skaai |