priscanadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪsk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈprɪsk(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin priscus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin priscus prisk adj. + -an suffix. Compare earlier priscal adj., prisk adj.

Now rare.

Ancient, primitive.

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

1870 Nature 17 Mar. 509/1 Brome's work may be said to have afforded..the knowledge we possess of the priscan population of the Rock of Gibraltar.

1877 W. Greenwell Brit. Barrows 742 A pack of wild dogs co-operating with priscan men in driving a herd of wild cattle..along a track in which a pitfall had been dug.

1881 Smithsonian Rep. 506 We seem to hear..the echoes of our own priscan history.

1904 O. T. Mason Indian Basketry I. i. 9 It must be distinctly understood that many basket-making Indians are not now in their priscan homes.

1944 Amer. Midland Naturalist 31 356 From all other members of the priscan Crossoceroid complex, Piyuma is readily distinguished by the structure of the abdomen.

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

单词	priscan
释义	priscanadj. Brit. /ˈprɪsk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈprɪsk(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin priscus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin priscus prisk adj. + -an suffix. Compare earlier priscal adj., prisk adj. Now rare. Ancient, primitive. 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 1870 Nature 17 Mar. 509/1 Brome's work may be said to have afforded..the knowledge we possess of the priscan population of the Rock of Gibraltar. 1877 W. Greenwell Brit. Barrows 742 A pack of wild dogs co-operating with priscan men in driving a herd of wild cattle..along a track in which a pitfall had been dug. 1881 Smithsonian Rep. 506 We seem to hear..the echoes of our own priscan history. 1904 O. T. Mason Indian Basketry I. i. 9 It must be distinctly understood that many basket-making Indians are not now in their priscan homes. 1944 Amer. Midland Naturalist 31 356 From all other members of the priscan Crossoceroid complex, Piyuma is readily distinguished by the structure of the abdomen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1870
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