primal

pri·mal

P0556800 (prī′məl)adj.1. Being first in time; original; primeval.2. Of first importance; primary.

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[Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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pri·mal′i·ty (-măl′ĭ-tē) n.

primal

(ˈpraɪməl) adj1. first or original2. chief or most important[C17: from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus first]

pri•mal

(ˈpraɪ məl)

adj. 1. first; original; primeval. 2. of first importance; fundamental. [1535–45; < Medieval Latin prīmālis. See prime, -al¹]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	primal - serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"cardinal, central, fundamental, keyimportant, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
	2.	primal - having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"primaeval, primeval, primordial, aboriginalearly - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

primal

adjective1. basic, prime, central, first, highest, greatest, major, chief, main, most important, principal, paramount the most primal of human fears2. earliest, prime, original, primary, first, initial, primitive, pristine, primordial Yeats's remarks about folklore and the primal religion

Translations

primitivo