Genesis
Genesis , noun
[Latin, from Greek ge`nesis, from the root of gi`gnesqai to beget, be born; akin to Latin genus birth, race. See Gender.]
1.
The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to anything; the process or mode of originating; production; formation; origination.
The origin and genesis of poor Sterling's club.
2.
The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race.
3.
(Geometry) Same as Generation.