“From” shows the starting point of movement, time, or origin. It can mean where something begins, who made it, or what something is made out of.
“From” comes from Old English “fram,” meaning “forward, away, or out of.” It is related to old Germanic words that also show movement away from something.
This tiny word quietly controls direction, time, and cause in sentences. Changing “from” to another preposition, like “of” or “by,” can completely change who did what to whom.
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