primordial
[ prahy-mawr-dee-uh l ]
/ praɪˈmɔr di əl /
adjective
constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
Embryology. first formed.
pertaining to or existing at or from the very beginning: primordial matter.
RELATED WORDS
pristine, primal, primeval, prehistoric, primitive, basic, early, elemental, first, fundamental, original, primary, prime, radical
Nearby words
- primo de rivera,
- primo de rivera y orbaneja,
- primo de rivera, miguel,
- primogenitor,
- primogeniture,
- primordial ovarian follicle,
- primordial soup,
- primordium,
- primp,
- primrose
Origin of primordial
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primordial
/ (praɪˈmɔːdɪəl) /
adjective
existing at or from the beginning; earliest; primeval
constituting an origin; fundamental
biology of or relating to an early stage of developmentprimordial germ cells
noun
an elementary or basic principle
Word Origin for primordial
C14: from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis original, from Latin prīmus first + ōrdīrī to begin
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primordial
late 14c., from Late Latin primordialis "first of all, original," from Latin primordium "a beginning, the beginning, origin, commencement," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + stem of ordiri "to begin" (see order (n.)). Related: Primordially.
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primordial
[ prī-môr′dē-əl ]
adj.
Being or happening first in sequence of time; primary; original.
Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or part.
Relating to a primordium.
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