source

A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained.

The point of origin of a stream or river. synonym: origin.

One, such as a person or document, that supplies information.

The point or part of a system where energy or mass is added to the system.

To specify the origin of (a communication); document.

To obtain (materials or parts) from another business, country, or locale for manufacture.

To outsource or insource (tasks or jobs, for example).

A rising; a rise; a soaring.

A spring; a fountainhead; a wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.

A first cause; an origin; one who or that which originates or gives rise to anything.