ab aeterno

adverb

ab ae·​ter·​no

ˌa-bē-ˈtər-(ˌ)nō,

ˌä-ˌbī-ˈter-

: from an infinitely remote point of time in the past

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, "from forever"

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

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