the origin or beginning of something important
origin, beginning, start, birth, commencement, inception
end, conclusion
Losing her mother at a young age was the
genesis of further trauma that followed Aretha Franklin in the years ahead.
The first book of the Bible is
Genesis which tells the story of how the world and humanity were created. Genesis tells the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah's ark, the Tower of Babel, Abraham and his sons, and more.
