Where does “primordial” come from?
primordial (Romanian) comes from French 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.
Ancestry of “primordial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | primordial | primordial, primitive, original; vital,... |
| 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 |