Incunabula (adj)
in-ku-nab-yu-la
the earliest stages or first traces of anything.
Incunabula was first recorded in 1815–25 and comes from Latin and means variously “the straps holding a baby in a cradle,” “earliest home,” or “birthplace.”
Example sentences
“The discovery of crude stone tools marked the incunabula of human civilization.”

Soigné (adj) swahn-yay Carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed First recorded in 1915–20. Borrowed directly from French; originally from soin, meaning “care.” (more…)