primogenialadj.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːnɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒinjəl/,

/ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒiniəl/

Forms: 1600s primogeniall, 1600s–1700s primogeneal, 1600s– primogenial.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or perhaps (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin prīmogenius , -al suffix¹; primigenial adj.

Etymology: Either < classical Latin prīmogenius (see primogenious adj.) + -al suffix¹, or perhaps variant of primigenial adj., probably influenced by primogeniture n. and related words ( < classical Latin prīmō first, originally). Compare earlier primigenial adj. N.E.D. (1908) treats this and similar forms in primo- as erroneous.

1. = primigenial adj. 1.

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

a1631 J. Donne 50 Serm. (1649) 327 Reason is that first, and primogeniall light, and goes no farther in a naturall man.

1652 A. Ross Arcana Microcosmi ii. iii. 25 The natural or primogenial heat in living creatures, is not a substance made up of seed and menstruous bloud, as Galen thought.

1680 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) ii. 162 It will follow that Salt and Sulphur are not Primogeneal Bodies.

1730 J. Cook Anat. & Mech. Ess. ix. 255 It is now past all Dispute amongst the Learned, that all Animals..proceeded immediately from their contemporary Parents, and mediately from their primogeneal ones.

1753 S. Johnson Adventurer No. 95. ⁋13 It has been discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, that the distinct and primogenial colours are only seven.

1791 R. Sadler Wanley Penson II. 174 Come, Reason, then, O relique of that ray Which brighten'd nature's primogenial day.

1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis 264 The primogenial Phrygians call me [sc. Cybele] Pessinuntica.

1854 A. G. De Gurowski Russia as It is (ed. 2) xii. 239 Such a social commotion is imminent for Russia... It will be primogenial in their history.

1875 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 4 283 It is very remarkable to find the hawk in connection with the primogenial egg, and the serpent showing itself in the traditions of Fiji.

1900 Daily Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) 30 Dec. ii. 8/1 Electricity, that great primogenial force which has revolutionized the world, was dimly apprehended more than 2,000 years ago.

1944 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 28 188 The primogenial word forms shaped through natural etymological development.

1996 D. Carey Invasion! x. 146 Certainly there were primogenial memories in the Federation of those demons.

2. Zoology. = primigenial adj. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

monad1826

primigenian1847

primogenial1851

primigenal1860

primigenial1868

protistic1869

cryptobiotic1884

primigene1884

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iii. vi. 456 The primogenial or slender-legged horses.

1889 Harper's Mag. Nov. a001/1 Zit's descriptions of the forest primeval, and of the primordial plants and the primogenial brutes, which formed and inhabited it.

1900 H. Stewart Domestic Sheep (ed. 2) 104 The ancient caves, and the beds of lakes, where primogenial man lived and died.

1971 Amer. Anthropologist 73 650/1 Concerning the skull form and horn form, the cattle of the post-Middle Neolithic could be grouped with the primogenial type, chiefly reminiscent of the aurochs.

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

单词	primogenial
释义	primogenialadj. Brit. /ˌprʌɪmə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒinjəl/, /ˌpraɪmoʊˈdʒiniəl/ Forms: 1600s primogeniall, 1600s–1700s primogeneal, 1600s– primogenial. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or perhaps (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin prīmogenius , -al suffix¹; primigenial adj. Etymology: Either < classical Latin prīmogenius (see primogenious adj.) + -al suffix¹, or perhaps variant of primigenial adj., probably influenced by primogeniture n. and related words ( < classical Latin prīmō first, originally). Compare earlier primigenial adj. N.E.D. (1908) treats this and similar forms in primo- as erroneous. 1. = primigenial adj. 1. 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 a1631 J. Donne 50 Serm. (1649) 327 Reason is that first, and primogeniall light, and goes no farther in a naturall man. 1652 A. Ross Arcana Microcosmi ii. iii. 25 The natural or primogenial heat in living creatures, is not a substance made up of seed and menstruous bloud, as Galen thought. 1680 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) ii. 162 It will follow that Salt and Sulphur are not Primogeneal Bodies. 1730 J. Cook Anat. & Mech. Ess. ix. 255 It is now past all Dispute amongst the Learned, that all Animals..proceeded immediately from their contemporary Parents, and mediately from their primogeneal ones. 1753 S. Johnson Adventurer No. 95. ⁋13 It has been discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, that the distinct and primogenial colours are only seven. 1791 R. Sadler Wanley Penson II. 174 Come, Reason, then, O relique of that ray Which brighten'd nature's primogenial day. 1822 T. Taylor tr. Apuleius Metamorphosis 264 The primogenial Phrygians call me [sc. Cybele] Pessinuntica. 1854 A. G. De Gurowski Russia as It is (ed. 2) xii. 239 Such a social commotion is imminent for Russia... It will be primogenial in their history. 1875 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 4 283 It is very remarkable to find the hawk in connection with the primogenial egg, and the serpent showing itself in the traditions of Fiji. 1900 Daily Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) 30 Dec. ii. 8/1 Electricity, that great primogenial force which has revolutionized the world, was dimly apprehended more than 2,000 years ago. 1944 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 28 188 The primogenial word forms shaped through natural etymological development. 1996 D. Carey Invasion! x. 146 Certainly there were primogenial memories in the Federation of those demons. 2. Zoology. = primigenial adj. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > proto-organism > [adjective] monad1826 primigenian1847 primogenial1851 primigenal1860 primigenial1868 protistic1869 cryptobiotic1884 primigene1884 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iii. vi. 456 The primogenial or slender-legged horses. 1889 Harper's Mag. Nov. a001/1 Zit's descriptions of the forest primeval, and of the primordial plants and the primogenial brutes, which formed and inhabited it. 1900 H. Stewart Domestic Sheep (ed. 2) 104 The ancient caves, and the beds of lakes, where primogenial man lived and died. 1971 Amer. Anthropologist 73 650/1 Concerning the skull form and horn form, the cattle of the post-Middle Neolithic could be grouped with the primogenial type, chiefly reminiscent of the aurochs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1631
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