I. (ˈ)prī|mȯ(r)dēəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium beginning, origin (from neuter of primordius original, from primus first + ordiri to begin, begin a web) + -alis -al — more at prime , order
1.
a. : existing at or from the beginning : first created or developed : earliest, primeval
assuming that the sun, planets, and their satellites had all originated from a primordial mass of gas — S.F.Mason
the child's primordial subconscious world — Louise Bogan
b. : earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ : primitive
c. : crude , undeveloped
a primordial theologian of the hellfire and brimstone variety — Carey McWilliams
2. : constituting a basis or starting point : existing independently : elementary , fundamental , primary
life's primordial reality is spirit — H.O.Taylor
• pri·mor·di·al·ly -əlē, -li adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: something original or fundamental : a first principle or element