Etymology

primordial

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Today it means: First, earliest or original. Full definition →

Latin prīmōrdiālis
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  1. Latin · derived fromprīmōrdiālis“of the beginning”
  2. English todayprimordial

From the Latin prīmōrdiālis (“of the beginning”). Compare primordium and -al.

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