Primeval

Pronunciation

• enPR: "prÄ«m'Ä“vÉ™l, IPA: /ˈpɹaɪˌmi.vÉ™l/

Alternative forms

• primaeval
• primæval

Origin

From primevous + -al. Further, primevous, from Latin primaevus ("in the first or earliest period of life"), from primus ("first") + aevum ("time, age"); see prime and age.

Full definition of primeval

Adjective

1. Belonging to the first ages.
2. Primary; original.
3. Primitive.