由来する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 由来する | 由来しない |
| Polite | 由来します | 由来しません |
| Past polite | 由来しました | 由来しませんでした |
| Past | 由来した | 由来しなかった |
| Te-form | 由来して | 由来しないで |
| Desire | 由来したい | 由来したくない |
| Potential | 由来できる | 由来できない |
| Passive | 由来される | 由来されない |
| Causative | 由来させる | 由来させない |
| Causative passive | 由来させられる | 由来させられない |
| Volitional | 由来しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 由来しましょう | |
| Imperative | 由来しろ | 由来するな |
| Conditional | 由来すれば | 由来しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 由来したら | 由来しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
origin; source; history; derivation
Used for the origin, background, or historical source of a name, custom, word, place, product, etc. As 〜に由来する, it means “to derive from” or “to have its origin in.”
この祭りの由来を調べた。
I looked into the origin of this festival.
That word derives from Latin.
originally; from the start; by nature
Adverbial 由来 is uncommon in modern everyday speech and sounds formal or literary; 元来, もともと, or 生来 are often more natural in ordinary conversation.
He is, by nature, someone who dislikes conflict.
This place name derives from an old legend.
I looked into the origin of this word.
The teacher explained the origin of that festival to us.
This custom has its origin in Buddhism.
由来 highlights the historical or etymological origin of something, whereas 起因 points to a direct causal factor, and both can take に in a suru-verb frame.
由来 focuses on the background or derivation of something (like the story behind a custom), while 発祥 refers to the actual birth or first emergence of a thing.
由来する focuses on tracing the historical or etymological origin of something, while よる (in 実話によるドラマ etc.) more generally marks what a work or fact is based on.
由来 refers neutrally to the origin or history of a thing, while 曰く implies that history is complicated or shady.
由来 emphasizes the historical background or derivation of a thing, while 源泉 focuses on it being an active, sustaining source.
由来 focuses on the origin or reason behind something, while 故事 refers to the actual historical event or traditional story itself.
由来 emphasizes the origin or source of something, while 経緯 emphasizes the step-by-step process that led to the current situation.
由来 focuses on the background history behind a name or custom, while 起こり points more simply to the moment or cause something began.
由来 refers plainly to the historical origin of something, while 因縁 adds a sense of causal or karmic connection to that origin.