elementum

elementum ī, n

a first principle, simple substance, element: elemento gratulor (i. e. igni), Iu.— Plur., C., O.—Plur, the first principles, rudiments: puerorum: prima, H.: aetatis, i. e. of culture, O.— The beginning, origin: prima Romae, O.: cupidinis pravi, H.: vitiorum, Iu.