ARCHETYPAL
archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical
(adjective) representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; “archetypal patterns”; “she was the prototypal student activist”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
archetypal (comparative more archetypal, superlative most archetypal)
Of or pertaining to an archetype.
Synonyms
• archetypic
• archetypical
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"che*ty`pal, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or
ideal) or pattern; original. "One archetypal mind." Gudworth.
Note: Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as it
existed as an idea of God before the creation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition