English
primitivity
From primitive + -ity.
Formed from primitive + -ity
Proto-Italic *prīzmos ‘foremost, first’
Latin prīmus ‘first’
Latin prīmitīvus ‘first or earliest of its kind’
Old French primitif
Middle English primitif
English primitive
Today it means
noun The state of being primitive; primitiveness.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “primitivity”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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