source - noun

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

anything that provides inspiration for later work

a facility where something is available

a person who supplies information

someone who originates or causes or initiates something

(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

source - verb

• get (a product) from another country or business
• specify the origin of

source - thesaurus

author   beginning   generator   germ   informant   origin   reference   reservoir   root   rootage   seed