contrive vs originate

contrive

verb
  • To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise 

  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. 

  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light. 

originate

verb
  • To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. 

  • To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). 

How often have the words contrive and originate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )