rootage vs beginning

rootage and beginning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rootage	Yes	No	No	No
beginning	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, rootage and beginning are synonyms defined as:

rootage and beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Other synonyms of rootage include origin, root, source.

rootage (noun)	beginning (noun)
the place where something begins, where it springs into being	the act of starting something
a developed system of roots	the first part or section of something
fixedness by or as if by roots	the event consisting of the start of something
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

rootage (adjective)	beginning (adjective)
	serving to begin