primitive

/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/

noun

1
An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
2
A member of a primitive society.
3
A simple-minded person.
4
A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
5
Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
6
A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
7
A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.

1
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
“primitive innocence; the primitive church”
2
Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
“a primitive style of dress”
3
Crude, obsolete.
“primitive ideas”
4
(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
“a primitive verb”
5
Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
6
Not derived from another of the same type
7
Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

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