Main Entry: gen·e·sis

Pronunciation: \ˈje-nə-səs\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from gignesthai to be born — more at kin

Date: circa 1604

: the origin or coming into being of something <the genesis of a new political movement>