- elemental (adj.)
[elemental 词源字典]
- late 15c., "pertaining to the four elements," from Medieval Latin elementalis, from Latin elementum (see element). Meaning "pertaining to the powers of nature" is from 1823. The noun in the occult sense "a spirit of the elements" is from 1877. Related: Elementally.[elemental etymology, elemental origin, 英语词源]