pri ‧ mor ‧ di ‧ al /praɪˈmɔːdiəl $ -ˈmɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: primordialis , from Latin primordium 'origin' , from primus ( ⇨ ↑ prime 1 ) + ordiri 'to begin' ]
1 . existing at the beginning of time or the beginning of the Earth:
the primordial seas
2 . primordial feelings are very strong and seem to come from the part of people’s character that is ancient and animal-like:
He was driven on by a primordial terror.
3 . the primordial soup the mixture of gases and other substances that people believe existed before the beginning of life on Earth