ab aeterno

US/ˌæb iˈtɚ.noʊ/US/ˌɑb ˌaɪˈtɚ.noʊ/

adverb

From time immemorial; from an infinitely remote point in the past.

OriginNew Latin ab aeternō →
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Meanings

adverbab aeterno (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFrom time immemorial; from an infinitely remote point in the past.

Origin

  1. New Latinab aeternō
  2. New Latinab aeternō
  3. Englishab aeterno

Borrowed from New Latin ab aeternō.

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APA

ab aeterno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ab%20aeterno

MLA

“ab aeterno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ab%20aeterno. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ab aeterno,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ab%20aeterno.

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