swear words

[pistolday]

where does the word **** originate?

[Grunty]

It is a corruption of the words ****, ++++ and $$$$.

[Quizmonster]

If I've interpreted your asterisks correctly...
The earliest-recorded direct written use of the f-word in English was in a poem by the Scottish writer, Dunbar, in 1503. There were earlier coy 'hints' about the word hidden away in written material. One of those was a satirical poem that dealt with the Carmelite friars of Cambridge. A line in code reads, once it's �translated': "They are not in heaven because they f*** wives of Ely".
Some people claim it came from the German word 'ficken', meaning 'to strike' or 'to copulate with'. However, the Oxford English Dictionary - the etymology 'bible' - can see no reason to suppose there ever was any such direct connection and simply claims the etymology is unknown. It seems likely, however, that both words, the English and the German, may have had a common root in the ancient Germanic language.
Certainly there is no truth in the idiotic idea that the word is an acronym about �Fornication Under Command of the King' or �For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge'.

[snagged]

oh.. I thought he meant the word *@<%...

[Octavius]

I thought he was talking about four star petrol.

[Joowlie]

In the very very olden days - if you wanted to make love to your wife you had to ask for the consent of the king.......... If you were lucky enough to get it, your were given a plaque to place over the door of your bedroom, hence......
Fornication
Under
Consent of the
King

[Quizmonster]

The word has nothing whatever to do with acronyms, such as the one suggested by Joowlie above - who, I assume, is joking!

[pistolday]

no you c***ts i mean c***t !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KingOpabinia]

Castlemaine Lager?

[Quizmonster]

In that case, Pistolday, the answer is that no-one knows. The word can be traced back to very similarly-spelt words in Old Norse and Old Germanic sources, but beyond that there is nothing known.
The earliest recorded use of the word in English is as part of a street-name in London in the early 13th century. It was called 'Grope', followed by your word and the word 'Lane'. Clearly, it was a narrow passageway used as a haunt for prostitutes to ply their trade.