Where does “primordialism” come from?

primordialism (English) comes from Romanian primordial, from French primordial, from Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

primordialism (English): Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the...

Definitions

  1. Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the...

Ancestry of “primordialism”, step by step

primordialism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian primordial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprimordialprimeval
2Frenchprimordialprimordial, primitive, original; vital,...
3Latinprimordialisoriginal, primordial
4Latinprimordiumbeginning; origin; commencement
5Latinprīmus
6Latinprīsmos
7Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via English primordial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprimordialfirst, earliest or original; characteristic of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Italic priisemos