have one’s home or origins in (a place).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
hail (noun)1.
precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
2.
something that gives the effect of a shower of hail - a hail of rifle fire
intransitive verb
1.
to precipitate hail - it was hailing hard
2.
to pour down or strike like hail
1.
archaic - used as a salutation
2.
- used to express acclamation hail to the chief Sir Walter Scott
transitive verb
1.
a) - salute greet
b) to greet with enthusiastic approval - acclaim
2.
intransitive verb
to greet or summon by calling - hail a taxi to call out , especially to call a greeting to a passing ship
1.
an exclamation of greeting or acclamation
2.
a calling to attract attention
3.
hearing distance - stayed within hail