genesis

Meaning

Noun

• The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin genesis ("generation, nativity"), from Ancient Greek γένεσις ("origin, source, beginning, nativity, generation, production, creation"), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tis, from *ǵenh₁-. Related to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι. kind, gens, and jati.