Primordial

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɹaɪˈmɔː.di.É™l/
• US IPA: /pɹaɪˈmɔɹ.di.É™l/

Origin

From the Latin prīmōrdiālis ("of the beginning"). Confer primordium and -al.

Full definition of primordial

Adjective

1. first, earliest or original
• Sir W. Hamiltonthe primordial facts of our intelligent nature
2. (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordiuma primordial leaf; a primordial cell
3. primeval

Derived terms

• primordial black hole
• primordial cell
• primordial element
• primordial fluctuations
• primordial soup

Noun

1. A first principle or element.----