prīmordĭālis, e, adj. [primordia],
that is first of all , original , primordial (eccl. Lat.): lex, Tert. adv. Jud. 2: causa, Amm. 30, 1.—Adv.: prīmordĭālĭter , from the beginning , originally (post-class.): in regiones suas, unde primordialiter exsistunt, corpore naturaliter feruntur, Claud. Mamert. Stat. Anim. 2, 5; Aug. Trin. 3, 9.