It hath it original from much grief.
Shak.
And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original
proclaim.
Addison.
2. That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy;
hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as
distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.
The Scriptures may be now read in their own original.
Milton.