elementary
English
/(ˌ)ɛlɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌɛlɪ̈ˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
adj
Definitions
- Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
- Relating to an elementary school.
- (physics) Relating to a subatomic particle.
- (archaic) Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements (earth, air, fire and water) were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements.
Etymology
Derived from Latin elementārius (elementary).
Origin
Latin
elementārius
Gloss
elementary
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elementarily English
- elementariness English
- elementarism English
- nonelementary English
- elementāris Latin
- elementārius Latin
- elementair Dutch, Flemish
- élémentaire French
- élémentairement French
- elementarny Polish
- elementær Danish
- elementar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan