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Synonyms
pri·mor·di·al (prī-môŕdē-əl)

[Middle English, from Late Latin prīmōrdiālis, from Latin prīmōrdium, origin, prīmus, first, + ōrdīrī, to begin to weave.]

adjective 

  1. Being or happening first in sequence of time; original.
  2. Primary or fundamental: play a primordial role.
  3. Biology Belonging to or characteristic of the earliest stage of development of an organism or a part: primordial cells.

noun 

A basic principle.

derivatives

pri·moŕdi·al·ly
adverb