primigenaladj.

Brit.

/prʌɪˈmɪdʒn̩l/,

/prʌɪˈmɪdʒᵻnl/, U.S.

/praɪˈmɪdʒ(ə)nəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prīmigenus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin prīmigenus relating to birth or origin (see primigenous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier primigenial adj., primigenian adj., primigene adj., primigenie adj., primigenous adj.In quots. 1860, 1989, after scientific Latin Regnum Primigenum (1860 in the passage cited in quot. 1860).

rare.

Primeval, primigenial; (Biology, now historical) designating a former kingdom of living organisms proposed by J. Hogg and named Regnum Primigenum (cf. quot. 1860), equivalent to the kingdom Protista and comprising simple organisms regarded as distinct from animals and plants, as protozoans, algae, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > organism > proto-organism > [adjective]

monad1826

primigenian1847

primogenial1851

primigenal1860

primigenial1868

protistic1869

cryptobiotic1884

primigene1884

1860 J. Hogg in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 12 223 I here suggest a fourth or an additional kingdom, under the title of the Primigenal kingdom, Regnum Primigenum.

1989 Jrnl. Hist. Biol. 22 284 Hogg's Primigenal kingdom contained ‘all the lower creatures, or the primary organic beings’.

1992 B. L. Knapp Images Japanese Women vi. 184 It is during this time/space span that the Void or Emptiness is experienced and that primigenal darkness..comes into being.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primigenal
释义	primigenaladj. Brit. /prʌɪˈmɪdʒn̩l/, /prʌɪˈmɪdʒᵻnl/, U.S. /praɪˈmɪdʒ(ə)nəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prīmigenus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin prīmigenus relating to birth or origin (see primigenous adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier primigenial adj., primigenian adj., primigene adj., primigenie adj., primigenous adj.In quots. 1860, 1989, after scientific Latin Regnum Primigenum (1860 in the passage cited in quot. 1860). rare. Primeval, primigenial; (Biology, now historical) designating a former kingdom of living organisms proposed by J. Hogg and named Regnum Primigenum (cf. quot. 1860), equivalent to the kingdom Protista and comprising simple organisms regarded as distinct from animals and plants, as protozoans, algae, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > proto-organism > [adjective] monad1826 primigenian1847 primogenial1851 primigenal1860 primigenial1868 protistic1869 cryptobiotic1884 primigene1884 1860 J. Hogg in Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 12 223 I here suggest a fourth or an additional kingdom, under the title of the Primigenal kingdom, Regnum Primigenum. 1989 Jrnl. Hist. Biol. 22 284 Hogg's Primigenal kingdom contained ‘all the lower creatures, or the primary organic beings’. 1992 B. L. Knapp Images Japanese Women vi. 184 It is during this time/space span that the Void or Emptiness is experienced and that primigenal darkness..comes into being. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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