inception
noun
[ ɪnˈsɛpʃ(ə)n ]
• the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.
• "she has been on the board since its inception two years ago"
Similar:
establishment,
institution,
foundation,
founding,
formation,
initiation,
setting up,
origination,
constitution,
inauguration,
opening,
beginning,
start,
starting point,
outset,
birth,
dawn,
genesis,
origin,
rise,
debut,
day one,
kick-off,
commencement,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inceptio(n- ), from incipere ‘begin’.