genesis
JEN-uh-sisnounMeaning the origin or birth of something
Memory hook GEN-esis: the BIRTH of it. Sami waters a tiny sprout beside the giant old oak. Every great tree has its genesis, its birth, in one small seed.
The genesis of the giant oak was a single acorn.
In context The genesis of the town’s famous fall fair was a single bake sale, held by three friends on a rainy afternoon fifty years ago.
Similar origin, birth, source, beginning
Opposite end, finale, conclusion
From Greek genesis, “origin, birth,” related to gignesthai (to be born).