primitivo

/pɾimiˈtibo/ · B2 · adj

original, initial, basic

🪨🔥 primitivo = from Latin primus, 'first' — the first, original stage

Primitivo comes from Latin primitivus, built on primus meaning first. Spot prim- as the 'first' root, as in primero (first) and primario (primary). Something primitivo is at the first, earliest, or most basic stage.

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