pristine
English
/ˈpɹɪstiːn/
adj
Definitions
- Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
- Perfect.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French pristin derived from Latin pristinus.
Origin
Latin
pristinus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pristinely English
- pristineness English
- repristination English
- unpristine English
- pristinus Latin
- prius Latin
- pristin French
- *per Proto-Indo-European
- pristí Catalan, Valencian
- pristin Middle French