Where does “primordially” come from?
primordially (English) comes from English primordial, from Latin primordialis, from Latin primordium, from Latin prīmus, from Latin prīsmos, from Proto-Italic priisemos, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
primordially (English): In a primordial manner; With regard to a...
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- In a primordial manner; With regard to a...
Ancestry of “primordially”, step by step
primordially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English primordial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | primordial | first, earliest or original; characteristic of... |
| 2 | Latin | primordialis | original, primordial |
| 3 | Latin | primordium | beginning; origin; commencement |
| 4 | Latin | prīmus | — |
| 5 | Latin | prīsmos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | priisemos | foremost, first |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |