# come from

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
2. To be derived from.
3. To derive one's opinion or argument from; to take as a conceptual starting point.

## Etymology
From Middle English comen from.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/come-from