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Word of the Day – Primordial

By April 16, 2024Word of the Day

Primordial (adj)

pry-mawd-ee-al

constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original.

First recorded around 1350–1400 and comes via Middle English from the Late Latin word prīmōrdiālis, meaning “of the beginning.”

Example sentences

“The artist’s painting captured the essence of a primordial forest, untouched by human hands.”

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