† primevousadj.

Forms: 1600s primaevous, 1600s–1800s primevous.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin prīmaevus young, youthful, in post-classical Latin also primitive, primordial, original, oldest (see primeve n. and adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier primeval adj., primeve adj.

Obsolete.

Primeval; primitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > oldness or ancientness > [adjective] > primitive or early

earlyOE

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primigenial1602

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priscal1831

archaic1833

primigenian1847

Palaeozoic1863

priscan1870

aboriginary1993

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Primevous, the elder, or of the first age.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. i. 11 Those primevous Phœnicians, or Canaanites.

1797 S. Fisher Unity & Equality 15 In the primevous condition of nature, death and the resurrection could have no place.

1875 H. Miller Test. Rocks ix. 358 Sufferings to which they had been subjected in a primevous state.

Derivatives

† primevousness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. (ed. 2) Primevousness, the being of the first age.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	primevous
释义	† primevousadj. Forms: 1600s primaevous, 1600s–1800s primevous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prīmaevus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prīmaevus young, youthful, in post-classical Latin also primitive, primordial, original, oldest (see primeve n. and adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier primeval adj., primeve adj. Obsolete. Primeval; 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 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Primevous, the elder, or of the first age. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. i. 11 Those primevous Phœnicians, or Canaanites. 1797 S. Fisher Unity & Equality 15 In the primevous condition of nature, death and the resurrection could have no place. 1875 H. Miller Test. Rocks ix. 358 Sufferings to which they had been subjected in a primevous state. Derivatives † primevousness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. (ed. 2) Primevousness, the being of the first age. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1656
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