'oru', meaning 'folding', and 'gami', meaning 'paper'.
origami originates from japan. the name origami comes from two words...oru, meaning fold and kani, meaning paper! there u go! ORUKANI-ORIGAMI!
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It's a Japanese word. Ori (folding) & kami (paper) is were it is derived.
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Here are three words, karaoke, origami and bonsai.
Make two origami chairs and glue/tape it together. That's how you make a ugly couch!
A word that has another word derived from it is called an Eponym. The two words will usually have different meanings.
origami, okapi, oribi, obi
Origami is made up of two words, ori, which means folding, and kami, which means paper. You can create pretty much anything with origami, but there are a few rules: no glue/tape, and no cutting. (The art of cutting paper, which is not nearly as popular, is called kirigami.) Some examples of what you could fold are a rose, a crane, and an inflatable balloon. A great way of learning origami is by checking the video's fo the following people on YouTube: jonakashima, tadashimori and robh0629.
Origami origiated over 1000 years ago in Japan.