ab initio

Alternative forms

 * ab init

Etymology
From +, ablative singular of.

Adverb

 * 1)  From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
 * 2)  Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
 * 3) * 1983, Monty Python, The meaning of life, at about 1h 15':
 * this soul does not exist ab initio, as orthodox Christianity teaches; it has to be brought into existence by a process of guided self-observation. However, this is rarely achieved, owing to man's unique ability to be distracted from spiritual matters by everyday trivia.
 * 1)  Taken with no prior qualifications.
 * 1)  Taken with no prior qualifications.

Translations

 * Dutch: ab initio, vanaf het begin
 * Hindi:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, desde el principio

Etymology
Borrowed from.