English
primigenial
Primigenial comes from Latin primus ‘first’, from generō ‘to create’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenus‘descent, origin, birth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerōas generare‘to create’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprimus‘first’
- Englishearliest quotation 1983primigenial
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*genosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenus‘descent, origin, birth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenerōas generare‘to create’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEprimus‘first’
- Englishearliest quotation 1983primigenial
Earliest quotation: 1983, Umberto Eco: “What difference is there, then, between God and primigenial…”
Formed from -al
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, nature, nation, german, native, engine, pregnant, genuine, genetic, ken, genius, gentle, indigenous, naive, kin, noel, genesis, innate, natal, nee, nativity, nada, degenerate, naïve, germ, janata, genealogy, ingenious, nascent, degeneration, genital, puny, gentile, cognate, gens, jaunty, gingerly, genteel, azadi, 94 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
gene, oxygen, hydrogen, genocide, glycogen, estrogenic, 21 more
through Latin genus ‘descent, origin, birth’
general, generous, genuinely, genre, transgender, generic, genus, regeneration, generosity, regenerate, engender, 7 more
through Latin generō ‘to create’
generation, gender, generate, generative, 6 more
through Latin primus ‘first’
primary, prime, premier, primitive, primate, primal, primo, primacy, primus, 10 more
Today it means
adj First of all; firstborn; primary; original.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / primigenial