date from(v = verb.stative) date back, go back - belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
is one way to initiate, originate, start
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
blind date, chinese date, date, date back, date bar, date bread, date line, date of reference, date palm, date plum, date rape, date stamp, double date, due date, future date, international date line, maturity date, out of date, particular date, rain date, sell-by date, target date, to date