rootage

Plural: rootages

Noun

• A system of roots; the act of taking root.
• fixedness by or as if by roots
  • "strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith"
• a developed system of roots
• the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• The process of forming roots.
• Roots collectively.

Examples

• His strong ROOTAGE in strategy allowed him to consistently win Scrabble games.

Synonyms

beginning, origin, root, root system, source