Originate (from)
The crossword clue "Originate (from)" is answered by STEM, a 4-letter entry. Used 46 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STEM
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEM answer page.
Used 46 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DERIVE (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEM
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEM, most used first.
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- Goblet feature - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
- Goblet part - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
- Pipe part - used 101 times, most recently in 2025
- Wineglass part - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Arise (from) - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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