primordial
adjective /praɪˈmɔːdiəl/
/praɪˈmɔːrdiəl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- existing at or from the beginning of the world synonym primeval
- (of a feeling or a desire) very basic synonym primeval
- primordial impulses
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin primordialis ‘first of all’, from primordius ‘original’, from primus ‘first’ + ordiri ‘begin’.