How to Spell primary
primary
primary - adjective
- First in order of time or development : primitive
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"the primary stage of civilization"
Etymology
Middle English {it}primarye, primary{/it} "original, earliest," borrowed from Latin {it}prīmārius{/it} "of the highest importance or station (of persons), first-rate, chief" (Late Latin, "original, lying at the beginning," Medieval Latin, "foremost, leading"), from {it}prīmus{/it} "first, foremost, earliest, of first importance" + {it}-ārius{/it} -ary:2 {ma}{mat|prime:1|}{/ma}