primigenialadj.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪmᵻˈdʒiːnɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌpraɪməˈdʒinjəl/,

/ˌpraɪməˈdʒiniəl/

Forms: 1600s primigeniall, 1600s– primigenial. See also primogenial adj.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin prīmigenius first-born, original, primitive (see primigenious adj.) + -al suffix¹. In sense 2 after scientific Latin primigenius, specific name, in e.g. Bos primigenius the aurochs (so called as being the ancestor of domestic cattle). Compare later primogenial adj., and also later primigene adj., primigenie adj., primigenious adj.

1. That is generated or produced first; belonging to the earliest stage of existence; original, primitive, primary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > primitive or early

earlyOE

formerc1374

primordiala1398

primec1429

primer1448

primitivea1475

pristinate1531

prisk1533

pristine1534

primordiate1599

primigenial1602

primitial1602

primigenie1615

primigenious1620

primigene1623

primogenious1625

primogeniala1631

primevea1640

primogenian1650

pristinary1652

primeval1653

primevous1656

protogeneous1660

primigenous1677

primo-primitive1678

antediluvian1705

priscal1831

archaic1833

primigenian1847

Palaeozoic1863

priscan1870

aboriginary1993

1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 1 I am verie desirous..to know the first and primigeniall existence of Tythes.

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 48 I call these two Elements Primigeniall, or first-born, in respect of the Earth.

1672 E. Worsley Reason & Relig. 579 It is the first Act of faith we elicite, Or, that Primigenial Assent which connaturally arises from God's own voice.

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 343 The two Causes of the Pulse, the Spirits from the primigenial Heat, or the Spirits of the radical Moisture.

1741 E. W. Paraphrase Hundred & Fourth Psalm vi. 8 At the primigenial Call Order from dark Confusion sprung.

1800 R. Heron Elem. Chem. ix. ii. 423 The continual effort of matter to diffuse itself into its primigenial atoms, throughout the vacuity of space,—opposes—to that central gravitation,—a centrifugal motion.

1907 C. Snyder World Machine 63 The parentage of ideas is as a rule obscure. Rarely may we trace their primigenial forms.

1973 C. L. Boiles & F. Horcasitas tr. M. Léon-Portillo Time & reality in Thought of Maya iv. 73 At the end, the primigenial ceibas are reborn in the five regions of the earth.

1996 Lat. Amer. Perspectives 23 130 Decolonization marked the birth of the Third World—its primigenial and legitimating act—at least as it was perceived by its own members.

2. Zoology. Designating or relating to a species or variety regarded as an evolutionary ancestor of a related modern form.

ΘΚΠ

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

monad1826

primigenian1847

primogenial1851

primigenal1860

primigenial1868

protistic1869

cryptobiotic1884

primigene1884

1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. xxxv. 618 This is seen in the Musk-bubale, and was the case with the primigenial Elephant and Rhinoceros.

1895 Science 8 Nov. 623/1 Among the other papers of interest is an illustrated article by Mr. H. P. F. Marriott, entitled ‘Primigenial Skeletons, the Flood and the Glacial Period.’

1954 Philos. Sci. 21 260 Primigenial man was concerned with others like himself as soon as, or before, he was concerned with inanimate objects.

1994 Aquaculture 121 278 It is suspected that steelhead genes may have inadvertently become incorporated into this primigenial trout strain.

Derivatives

† primigenialness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. (ed. 2) Primigenialness, originalness, the being the first of the kind.

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

单词	primigenial
释义	primigenialadj. Brit. /ˌprʌɪmᵻˈdʒiːnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpraɪməˈdʒinjəl/, /ˌpraɪməˈdʒiniəl/ Forms: 1600s primigeniall, 1600s– primigenial. See also primogenial adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prīmigenius , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin prīmigenius first-born, original, primitive (see primigenious adj.) + -al suffix¹. In sense 2 after scientific Latin primigenius, specific name, in e.g. Bos primigenius the aurochs (so called as being the ancestor of domestic cattle). Compare later primogenial adj., and also later primigene adj., primigenie adj., primigenious adj. 1. That is generated or produced first; belonging to the earliest stage of existence; original, primitive, primary. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > primitive or early earlyOE formerc1374 primordiala1398 primec1429 primer1448 primitivea1475 pristinate1531 prisk1533 pristine1534 primordiate1599 primigenial1602 primitial1602 primigenie1615 primigenious1620 primigene1623 primogenious1625 primogeniala1631 primevea1640 primogenian1650 pristinary1652 primeval1653 primevous1656 protogeneous1660 primigenous1677 primo-primitive1678 antediluvian1705 priscal1831 archaic1833 primigenian1847 Palaeozoic1863 priscan1870 aboriginary1993 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 1 I am verie desirous..to know the first and primigeniall existence of Tythes. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 48 I call these two Elements Primigeniall, or first-born, in respect of the Earth. 1672 E. Worsley Reason & Relig. 579 It is the first Act of faith we elicite, Or, that Primigenial Assent which connaturally arises from God's own voice. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 343 The two Causes of the Pulse, the Spirits from the primigenial Heat, or the Spirits of the radical Moisture. 1741 E. W. Paraphrase Hundred & Fourth Psalm vi. 8 At the primigenial Call Order from dark Confusion sprung. 1800 R. Heron Elem. Chem. ix. ii. 423 The continual effort of matter to diffuse itself into its primigenial atoms, throughout the vacuity of space,—opposes—to that central gravitation,—a centrifugal motion. 1907 C. Snyder World Machine 63 The parentage of ideas is as a rule obscure. Rarely may we trace their primigenial forms. 1973 C. L. Boiles & F. Horcasitas tr. M. Léon-Portillo Time & reality in Thought of Maya iv. 73 At the end, the primigenial ceibas are reborn in the five regions of the earth. 1996 Lat. Amer. Perspectives 23 130 Decolonization marked the birth of the Third World—its primigenial and legitimating act—at least as it was perceived by its own members. 2. Zoology. Designating or relating to a species or variety regarded as an evolutionary ancestor of a related modern form. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > proto-organism > [adjective] monad1826 primigenian1847 primogenial1851 primigenal1860 primigenial1868 protistic1869 cryptobiotic1884 primigene1884 1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. xxxv. 618 This is seen in the Musk-bubale, and was the case with the primigenial Elephant and Rhinoceros. 1895 Science 8 Nov. 623/1 Among the other papers of interest is an illustrated article by Mr. H. P. F. Marriott, entitled ‘Primigenial Skeletons, the Flood and the Glacial Period.’ 1954 Philos. Sci. 21 260 Primigenial man was concerned with others like himself as soon as, or before, he was concerned with inanimate objects. 1994 Aquaculture 121 278 It is suspected that steelhead genes may have inadvertently become incorporated into this primigenial trout strain. Derivatives † primigenialness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. (ed. 2) Primigenialness, originalness, the being the first of the kind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1602
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