In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ORIGINATED
Verb
originated
simple past tense and past participle of originate
Source: Wiktionary
ORIGINATE
O*rig"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Originated; p. pr. & vb. n. Originating.] Etym: [From Origin.]
Definition: To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order. Burke.
O*rig"i*nate, v. i.
Definition: To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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