primordial

• Bezeichnet etwas, das seit Anbeginn der Zeiten oder in den frühesten Entwicklungsstadien existiert; ursprünglich, urzeitlich, unverfälscht.

Describes something that has existed from the beginning of time or the earliest stages of development.

1. Original or earliestC1formal

   Existing from the very beginning of time or in the earliest stage of development.

   ursprünglich

   • Scientists study primordial life forms that existed billions of years ago.
   • The primordial forest was untouched by human hands.
   • Primordial instincts drive many animal behaviors.

   Synonymeaboriginalancientautochthonousoriginalprimalprimaryprimevalprimitivepristine

   Antonymeadvancedderiveddevelopedmodernrecentsecondarysubsequent