They probably originated before 1500 but only became common after 1600; in Britain around 1620.

The breed originated in France sometime before the 19th century.

It thus originates from Australia seemingly just before or around 1800.

It originates from sometime before 1961, but the author is unknown.

Wootz originated in the region before the beginning of the common era.

The style originated in Italy before the 14th century.

The term 'computer addiction' originated long before the Internet.

The notion of siting a colony on the Moon originated before the space age.

Many of the small lyric changes to the licensed version actually originated before the Broadway production.

The mir-2 family originated before the last common ancestor of protostomes, and has been ever since linked to mir-71.