adj.
Pronunciation: pr ī - ' mo ̇ r-d ē - ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium origin, from primus first + ordiri to begin ― more at PRIME , ORDER
Date: 14th century
1 a : first created or developed : PRIMEVAL 1 b : existing in or persisting from the beginning (as of a solar system or universe) <a primordial gas cloud> c : earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : PRIMITIVE < primordial cells>
2 : FUNDAMENTAL , PRIMARY < primordial human joys ― Sir Winston Churchill>
– pri · mor · di · al · ly \ -d ē - ə -l ē \ adverb