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A midpoint of anything is the point exactly halfway between the beginning point and the end point. So logically, it is the "midpoint".
A ray has a beginning but no endpoint.
An origin is the beginning for an object or concept. A person can similarly have a country of origin, the locale of his birthplace.In a coordinate system, an "origin" is a starting point.I believe that it is where a word comes from or originates.that is why it is called the "origin"it means the starting point. you can see the word orgin in the function graph in math too.
The point at the beginning of a ray is called the "endpoint." A ray is a part of a line that starts at this endpoint and extends infinitely in one direction. The endpoint is crucial as it defines where the ray begins, distinguishing it from a line segment, which has two endpoints.