Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Outset has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the time at which something is supposed to begin
"they got an early start"
"she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
The beginning or initial stage of something.
"We decided to start saving money at the outset of our new job."
To cause (a design element) to extend around the outside of something else, the opposite of being inset.
"The architect decided to let the molding outset from the wall rather than tuck it in."