Etymology

principial

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Today it means: Elementary; fundamental. Full definition →

Latin prī̆ncipiālis
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromprī̆ncipiālis
  2. English todayprincipial

Probably a learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipiālis. By surface analysis, principia + -al.

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