'primordial' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'primordialis,' where 'primus' meant 'first' and 'ordiri' meant 'to begin.'

'primordialis' transformed into the Old French word 'primordial,' and eventually became the modern English word 'primordial' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'first in order,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'existing from the beginning of time.'