Etymology

primigenial

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Today it means: First of all; firstborn; primary; original. Full definition →

Latin primus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromprimus“first”
  2. English todayprimigenial

From Latin primus (“first”) and genio (from generare (“to create”)), + -al.

Words from the same roots

Latinprimus all →

primeprimalprimusprimulaprimogenitureprimigravida

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