originel
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin orīginālis (thus a doublet of original), or a French formation from origine + -el.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nɛl/
- Homophones: originelle, originelles, originels
Adjective
originel (feminine originelle, masculine plural originels, feminine plural originelles)
- (relational) origin; original
- Synonym: primordial
- péché originel ― original sin
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “originel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.